petzl Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 What is the maximum size for passwords is 30 characters to many What characters can be used Personally I like to use between 45 and 60 random characters and numbers with symbols such as"=" signs included for maximum security Can this be accommodated or is one limited to upper & lower case QWERTY with numerals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenUnderwood Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 Have you tried? Have you gotten any errors? If confirmed that at least x characters is accepted, that could be added into one of the FAQ entries. My passwords are 11 qwerty characters including the date of last change and are changed every 90 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petzl Posted February 27, 2005 Author Share Posted February 27, 2005 Have you tried? Have you gotten any errors? If confirmed that at least x characters is accepted, that could be added into one of the FAQ entries. My passwords are 11 qwerty characters including the date of last change and are changed every 90 days. 24861[/snapback] I used 50 and are presently locked out No error message nothing so the limit is less than 50 (What the number is though I don't know) HotMail seems to be between 8 & 15 (at least the box only holds fifteen characters) I use 40 to 50 randomly generated uppercase lowercase qwerty characters with random numbers on most accounts I wish to be really secure (equal to 400 bits) I use a password saver on a USB drive so remembering them is no problem, The password file is also available (hidden) on my website also heavily encrypted by two different algorythm methods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenUnderwood Posted February 27, 2005 Share Posted February 27, 2005 That is what I did not want to happen to me, sorry Have you sent a message off to JT to reset the password? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petzl Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 That is what I did not want to happen to me, sorry Have you sent a message off to JT to reset the password? 24878[/snapback] Yes JT has reset my password he believes the limit is 30 but right now not game to try it (Will try again next sunday Sydney Australia time) I don't expect much mail on Sunday Monday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petzl Posted February 28, 2005 Author Share Posted February 28, 2005 Yes JT has reset my password he believes the limit is 30 but right now not game to try it (Will try again next sunday Sydney Australia time) I don't expect much mail on Sunday Monday 24890[/snapback] Looks like JT is correct (30 is maximum) I just used random 26 lowercase/Upercase characters numbers (giving 208 bit security) and it works (numbers and Characters only no symbols) Willl change this shorty to an undisclosed (higher or lower) number as giving away password size is also a "clue" but 208 bit security is better than a banks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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