When I said earlier that there's "no standard" for passwords, I meant for social services cites. Sometimes they need a symbol, "!" or something. Sometimes, they need eleven characters. I can change my password to match the site, but the thing is that I never remember which modified password matches which site.
It happens with job applications too. Every company has their own standard of password which ostensibly exists for my own good, but is usually a fast-track to a password reset email.
I appreciate that these folks want to protect me while I'm trying to work for them, but it becomes a real hassle really quickly. I could just write down the passwords; I don't honestly think that anyone is going to steal my healthcare password (and I know they couldn't decipher it if they did get a hold of the book I'd inevitably write it on).
The practical answer is for companies and agencies to list the password requirements of their site on their login pages. Not necessarily directly on it, but available under a button so I can more easily recall which set of bullshit, atypical features my password has to have for site #119383498.
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