Expect the Unexpected: Your password must contain between 6 and 10 characters.

Ryan Baxter — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:48:00 -0800

While registering for an account on my health care provider’s website, I was prompted with a message that read, “Your password must contain between 6 and 10 characters. It must contain a combination of alpha AND numeric characters. Spaces and special characters, such as question marks, cannot be a part of your password”.

My passwords are often long and contain many special characters. I do this to help keep my private information secure. How, in the age of Internet ubiquity, can I trust a health care provider to keep my data secure with alphanumeric passwords between 6 and 10 characters?

crunchlife: Expect the Unexpected: Your password must contain between 6 and 10 characters.

Expect the Unexpected: Your password must contain between 6 and 10 characters.