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<input type="password" maxlength="20"> prevents me from logging into Vanguard

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  1. coaksford · · focus · HN ↗
    All my worst experiences with password length have been banking and finance and it boggles my mind that they all get something so incredibly basic so incredibly wrong. What is it about this sector that makes it so?
    1. cyode · · focus · HN ↗
      +1, plus Ticketmaster for some reason.

      I think they use some cursed (or secure I guess) combo of stringent special character requirements, no reuse of old passwords, and automatic resets after incorrect guesses.

      It actually hasn’t been an issue after finally using a password manager, but I remember it being a regular headache before that.

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