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thedean
thedean
February 4, 2025
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Password complexity for this community

  • February 4, 2025
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I was very disappointed when I logged into this new community for the first time.  The password is overly complex.  Your own best practices recommend password length over password complexity.  See the two article below:  

https://blog.1password.com/how-long-should-my-passwords-be/#how-important-is-password-complexity

https://blog.1password.com/nist-password-guidelines-update/

You would have been much better off just requiring a minimum length (of say 24 characters) and removing all the complexity.  You should do better to reinforce the your stated best practices in your own systems.

    Best answer by 1Password_Community

    Thanks to everyone who reached out with feedback regarding password complexity and criteria and sharing valuable feedback as we’ve launched our new platform!

    The team has worked quickly to address some of these requests and we’re rolling out the following updates around account passwords later today:

    • The maximum password length will be updated to 125 characters.


    Criteria for password will be simplified as follows:

    • A minimum length of 15 characters
    • Usernames should not be part of your password
    • These criteria will be displayed to users creating a new password

    We’ve consulted with the 1Password security team to make sure these requirements align with industry best practices.

    Keep sharing your valuable feedback. We really appreciate it!

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    CorgiBike
    May 22, 2025

    I don't understand how 13 random characters with numbers and symbols gets the highest rating--Fantastic--in the app, but this forum requires 15. 

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