[Solved]: Size limit password

[Thom1]

Hi,

Before I start to explain, I'm sorry for my english and I'm sorry if this topic already exists.

I changed my admin password by another (about 40 characters) then I can't login. I thought I've made a mistake typing the pass. So I could change the password modifying the database using phpmyadmin and retry to change the password : same problem. I think there is a size limit but how can I know this size limit and why is there ?

[Nibbler]

Max length is 25 chars. No reason for this.

[Thom1]

Okay,

I don't care if I'm limited, but why there is no info/warn about that ?

[phill104]

Probably because most people do not have passwords longer than 25 characters.. Follow the usual rules concerning passwords (using a mixture of characters and numbers in mixed case etc) and 25 characters will be more than secure enough.

[Joachim Müller]

The question "why is a certain feature coded in the way it is coded" usually doesn't lead to good results. The QUestion "how can I change what is bothering me" sometimes makes sense. To that question, the answer is "code it if you need it". We don't consider this a valid or usefull feature. Only people who have absolutely no idea about the security-related issues for web applications would ask such a silly question. 40 characters in a password falls into the category "needlessly long" and "needless typing effort that won't help to improve security".

I don't care if I'm limited

That's a very silly remark.

This entire thread falls into the category "flaming attempt". Locking.