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It’s 2007: Why Do Big Sites Like Digg Still Not Accept Special Characters In Their Passwords?

Started by Daniel Miessler · 6 months ago

It’s not just Digg, but for them it’s especially unacceptable. I mean, come on….Digg? The epitome of the “new” Internet. Young, hip, and…only taking numbers and letters in their passwords? Lame.



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  • suntrust.com

    yes, a bank won't let you use special characters. and they have strict password length restrictions. eaaaasyyyy
  • I have a BIG one....
    Chase Bank. I have a Chase Platinum card and I can not have special characters in my password. I actually canceled in today in favor of another (USAA) card. That was the primary factor. Please let me know if you post to their admins.
  • Holy crap...that's two banks. LOL

    1. Digg.com
    2. Suntrust Bank.
    3. Chase Bank.

    ...let's keep them coming...

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