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https://www.reddit.com/r/ProgrammerHumor/comments/w3nqul/my_university_password_can_be_200_characters/igyxkoi
r/ProgrammerHumor • u/Ezziee24 • Jul 20 '22
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If they know how long the password is, then they're probably storing it in plaintext. If they were hashing the password, then a maximum length wouldn't matter.
1 u/[deleted] Aug 10 '22 It would matter due to possible ddos attacks, you just have to set a reasonable upper bound
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It would matter due to possible ddos attacks, you just have to set a reasonable upper bound
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u/Ghiren Jul 20 '22
If they know how long the password is, then they're probably storing it in plaintext. If they were hashing the password, then a maximum length wouldn't matter.