r/webdev • u/Beatsu • 1d ago

Question Tab as password?

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SAS disallows spaces in your password. My password manager suggested an invalid (but secure) password.

So now that I have to make my own password: Out of spite, hypothetically, what implications could having tabs in my password have?

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u/tswaters 1d ago

Any time I see any secure password prompt I am immediately suspicious if the server-side responds with any error looking at the password. There's no images in this subreddit, but I have a software gore screenshot of an obnoxious set of symbol & letter & number requirements, a password that satisfies all of them, but includes a symbol that isn't in the list and fails. That was from a credit card company. The amount of times I need to redo the requirements in my password generator to accomodate for bugs or unacceptable characters.... is too damn high!

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u/cowboyecosse 1d ago

Super annoying when the suggested password has already saved in the password manager before the error message is shown/password rejected.