--- title: 12345 | daily.dev description: A roundup of reader-submitted password-policy failures and confusing error messages pokes fun at software that displays password requirements but rejects valid... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/12345-du7vkxm14 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 12345 | daily.dev og:description: A roundup of reader-submitted password-policy failures and confusing error messages pokes fun at software that displays password requirements but rejects valid... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/12345-du7vkxm14 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/dU7vkxm14.png og:image:alt: 12345 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 12345 **[The Daily WTF](https://daily.dev/sources/thedailywtf)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A roundup of reader-submitted password-policy failures and confusing error messages pokes fun at software that displays password requirements but rejects valid passwords anyway, mistranslates terms like 'Handy' for cell phone, and gives contradictory validation feedback across sites including Oracle Fusion apps and Staples. The piece closes with a sponsored link to a release management tool. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Two-faced](https://daily.dev/posts/two-faced-zmgryihop) · The Daily WTF · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Every day in every way, passwords are getting worse](https://daily.dev/posts/every-day-in-every-way-passwords-are-getting-worse-dzpbbkuto) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The Letter — Stop Hacklore\!](https://daily.dev/posts/the-letter-stop-hacklore--60sc2azfw) · Lobsters · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [You are \(probably\) validating passwords wrong](https://daily.dev/posts/you-are-probably-validating-passwords-wrong-b7eniked1) · RUBYLAND · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ux](https://daily.dev/tags/ux) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/12345-du7vkxm14) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"12345","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/12345-du7vkxm14","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/12345-du7vkxm14"},"datePublished":"2026-10-02T11:11:49.841Z","dateModified":"2026-10-02T11:12:02.316Z","description":"A roundup of reader-submitted password-policy failures and confusing error messages pokes fun at software that displays password requirements but rejects valid...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/42438fef154139d863312b9acbebb8ec?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/42438fef154139d863312b9acbebb8ec?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"The Daily WTF","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Daily WTF","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/d21a6aa61a7244d893a3b3284df8e2ef","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/thedailywtf"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/12345-du7vkxm14","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"ux","timeRequired":"PT2M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Daily WTF","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/thedailywtf"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"12345"}]} ```