Being limited to 100 characters for a password?

[codytappen]

I hate being constrained on the security of my password Google. Give me at least 1000 characters.

[Jamdude]

Is it really worth typing over 100 characters in a password for better security?

[ooiman92]

Is this real life? I can't memorize more than 10 characters myself! You have an amazing talent.

[1funnygame]

Wow how would you remember a 1000 character password? I can barely remember past 500 characters :P

[Charger]

i would have to guess pass-phrase or password manager but i don't think anyone is getting into an account with a 100 character pass-phrase anytime soon.

[Night]

Rather than 100 characters why not just make a highly encrypted password? But yea I see where you are coming from...But you have to also understand that its not just techies that use Googles services. Regular people cant manage memorizing encyption let alone high character counts.

[Calavera]

Guys he was joking, as if anyone really needs over 100 characters, that was his point ;)

[freebaser]

A 100 character password would take nearly 5 centuries to crack.

 

 

https://passfault.appspot.com/password_strength.html

 

[ooiman92]

Wouldn't two step login verification work better tho? Linus even recommended it if you're that bent on security.

[Samdb]

Restricted to 100 characters? Doesn't sound like too much of a restriction to me...

[SSOB]

Even google can't crack a 1000 character PW so that's why

 

No but really more than 100 chars is just too much man..

[WanderingFool]

A 100 character password would take nearly 5 centuries to crack.

 

 

https://passfault.appspot.com/password_strength.html

 

Actually it is even worse than that....it says 5 centuries (plus 135 zeros added onto the end of it) :p

[Theo]

i have 3 passwords that are over 40 char long, they hide some pretty sensitive info lol ( not pr0n )

[Fetzie]

A 100 character password would take nearly 5 centuries to crack.

 

 

https://passfault.appspot.com/password_strength.html

Actually, it would be 490,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years

 

You forgot the zeroes

[IdeaStormer]

If you use a passwd manager 100 char passwd is in the realm of doable/usable. I'm sure the limit imposed has to do how the low level DB was setup and not the ability of using one.

[Quick-]

If you use a passwd manager 100 char passwd is in the realm of doable/usable. I'm sure the limit imposed has to do how the low level DB was setup and not the ability of using one.

But what about the password for a password manager?   

[IdeaStormer]

But what about the password for a password manager?   

 

Well most have a key file associated with it as well that is needed to decrypt your database of passwords.