r/webdev • u/Beatsu • Aug 02 '26

Question Tab as password?

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SAS disallows spaces in your password. My password manager suggested an invalid (but secure) password.

So now that I have to make my own password: Out of spite, hypothetically, what implications could having tabs in my password have?

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u/devshore Aug 02 '26

Yes, if you strawman it and limit it to variations of “password” like “paSSword123” it loses. However, if you dont strawman, and have a password like “h7SR&$nzWff”, it beats “morninghouserainbowtree” because there are fewer combinations of 4 words let alone that your strawman applies to your case where people will choose 4 words from a very small pool of actually-used words.

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u/AshleyJSheridan Aug 02 '26

So, imagine a user has that as their computer login password.

No password vault to rely on, they have to type this in manually.

This is straight up going onto a post-it under their keyboard.

And now their computer and everything on it is completely open to everyone, from Janet in accounts to Kevin the cleaner.

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u/KAZVorpal Aug 02 '26

It's bizarre how slow some people are to understand this basic stuff.

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u/AshleyJSheridan Aug 02 '26

He replied with the second most common scenario, and still thinks it's a "strawman argument". Something tells me he doesn't know what that term means, but perhaps thinks it sounds cool in an argument!

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u/KAZVorpal Aug 04 '26

Good point, I was unfairly assuming he at least knew what his arguments meant.