Why would a site block automatically generated passwords?

by Spare_account • 2 years ago

1 4 2 years ago

While attempting to help a family member register for an account on this credit/finance company, I noticed that amongst the password requirements was this statemant:

" We do not accept automatically generated passwords from IOS / Android"

What would be the reason for that?

It may be relevant that Creation Finance are known as a bottom-feeder type credit agency preying on people who have bad credit history. I am assuming that anything they require of their customers is somehow a dark pattern but I can't figure out what it might be here.

gregjor• 2 years ago

The most common dark pattern: stupidity.

dave4420• 2 years ago

Perhaps the autogenerated passwords do not comply with the other password requirements, and instead of reacting by rethinking their requirements, they have added that note as clarification?

mtmail• 2 years ago

I'd think so. They might have had reports "but I use the iOS feature for new password and it doesn't work" and instead of fixing they added a disclaimer that those generators aren't allowed.

1password had an initative where website owners can define the rules and their password manager program would generate it accordingly. I can't find it right now. It didn't gain traction.

Why would a site block automatically generated passwords?

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