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		dsego on March 31, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What technical reasons are there to have low maxim... Why does paypal limit the password to 20 characters?

drostie on March 31, 2013 [–]

I vaguely also remember typing a password into Paypal and it said, "hey! no spaces are allowed!" and I definitely lost a significant chunk of confidence in their process.

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