About that 12 character password requirement...

DavidCHolley

Would you please nix that requirement for 12 characters in the passwords? It's a bit ridiculous.

1. The generally accepted minimum length for passwords is 8 characters
2. If security is a concern, feel free to implement MFA - that's Multi-factor Authentication
3. Feel free to implement the ability to sign in via alternate platforms such as Apple, Facebook,etc.

comanchesue

lol four extra characters are just too much for you? JK

DavidCHolley

Yes. Case in point... wait for it... I just had to reset my password. Four characters may not sound like much, however I don't just have a user profile on this website. As such, I use a technique to remember my passwords. Unfortunately, the additional 4 additional characters makes Cronometer the exception to the rules that I use for the technique that I use.

Again - 8 to 10 characters is a commonly accepted best practice.

comanchesue

I apologize for my snarky comment-I was just having a bad day. Again, I'm sorry.

FerrisBueller86

David, you should use password management software to generate, encrypt, and save all of your passwords. I prefer passwords that are 15 to 20 characters long. Using a password management program means that I never have to remember my passwords. I can have a different secure password for each account.

The password management software I prefer is KeePassXC. Check it out at https://keepassxc.org/ . I prefer KeePassXC for these reasons:
1. It's free and open source.
2. It's available for Linux, MacOS, and Windows. My preferred platform is Linux, but if I'm forced to use one of the others, I'm covered.

DavidCHolley

Such as Lastpass. Yes, definitely. Never mind their security breech.