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Join Date: Mar 2013
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BT account password too weak
I've just signed up to BT, only to find that I'm not allowed a password longer than 8 characters, and I have to start it with a letter and can't include more than one number or one symbol.
Does BT want my or other customers accounts to be hacked? The length of password and lack of complexity is not good enough, and the fact that BT's password strength metre tells me that my password is strong, is ridiculous. |
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Rotherham, S.Yorks UK
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Thats strange as my password is all of those things. Never had a problem when I signed up with them or signing in to my account...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kent
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Are you sure OP?
My BT password is 11 characters long and includes 4 numbers. |
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Join Date: Oct 2001
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My password is 17 characters long, includes 4 numbers and the words aren't in English.
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Join Date: Jan 2008
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If you need 8 characters try Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs..................... I'll get my hat!
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Something wrong there mine is much longer and starts with a number.
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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I'm going o see if I can change it, but during sign up it told me that I couldn't enter a password greater than 8 characters, couldn't start with a number and was only allowed one number or one symbol in the password, which is ****ed up. Also, the password metre told me that the password was strong.
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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Well it's now allowed me to put in a lengthy, complex password
so it's all good now.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Lancs
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Quote:
If you need 8 characters try Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs..................... I'll get my hat!
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so it's all good now.

