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Comment by jakobe

The biggest issue here is that users are allowed to pick their own passwords in the first place. Sure, you can require them to use passwords with a capital letter and with a number and with a punctuation character, but that will just make them pick "Password1."

Better: Use one time passwords sent via SMS. Or send a one-time-login URL via email.

If you do have to use a password, just generate a 10 digit numeric code. Sure, some of your customers might complain, but at least you aren't responsible for disclosing people's ebay password when your site gets hacked.

parent jakobe 12 years ago

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