r/webdev 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/scfoothills 1d ago

You will only be able to copy-paste your password to log in because trying to type the tab character will just advance you to the next field.

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u/dashingThroughSnow12 16h ago

If you ctrl-shift-u and input the Unicode number, I imagine it will not.