Password Length

[GauerS]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me why Microsoft limits password legth
to 14 characters?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[John Galt]

I was wondering if anyone could tell me why Microsoft limits password legth
to 14 characters?

Nothing interesting on TV?

 

[GauerS]

Sorry... got the question wrong. Why is the minimum max 14 characters. For
example, Why can't I set the minimum to 15 characters?

 

[GauerS]

Something along those lines.

Nothing interesting on TV?

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Sorry... got the question wrong. Why is the minimum max 14 characters.

Because that's what someone set it to be.

For
example, Why can't I set the minimum to 15 characters?

You can. Max length, if I remember correctly, is something on the
order of 255 characters, to allow the use of the much more secure pass
phrases.


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[amlandreau]

Hi GauerS,

Because 14 characters is 112 bits and it is already an awful lot of
possibilities, is not it !