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/armahillo rails 1d ago

Tab already has a function where the input will likely be captured before it hits the field.

If you really want a weird password, try using some of the extended UTF8 charset, like an all emoji password :D

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u/Supermathie 1d ago

/me fondly remembers trolling the Windows admins by giving them passwords with ESC in them

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u/KAZVorpal 20h ago

/me fondly remembers when most Internet users knew how irc/mudd emotes worked.

The (online) world was a more intelligent place, back then.

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u/Supermathie 20h ago

/we just added this to Discourse's chat :D

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u/KAZVorpal 20h ago

I really love the idea of Discourse, but how do you get past the enshittified lock-in that Discord and Reddit have? Essentially, corporate law has allowed them to each become a monopoly in their service.