minus-squaretinkling4938@lemmynsfw.comtoprivacy@lemmy.ca•What is it with websites restricting passwords to 8 - 16 characters? Is there some technical limitation to their system??linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoBest practice is never to store a password in the clear. linkfedilink
minus-squaretinkling4938@lemmynsfw.comtoprivacy@lemmy.ca•What is it with websites restricting passwords to 8 - 16 characters? Is there some technical limitation to their system??linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 months agoPasswords should be hashed to a fixed length. Character limit implies clear text passwords are stored. linkfedilink
Best practice is never to store a password in the clear.