Another possibility I'd like to address that hasn't already is that passwords are sometimes limited by the length of the field that is used to save them, when saved in plain-text. If you your field is a VARCHAR(32), then you can save 32 characters at most.
However, this means something even worse - that the password is saved in plain-text. This is why we accept these sorts of offenses as (lightweight) evidence at plaintextoffenders.com.
Another possibility I'd like to address that hasn't already is that passwords are sometimes limited by the length of the field that is used to save them, when saved in plain-text. If you field is a VARCHAR(32), then you can save 32 characters at most.
However, this means something even worse - that the password is saved in plain-text. This is why we accept these sorts of offenses as (lightweight) evidence at plaintextoffenders.com.
Another possibility I'd like to address that hasn't already is that passwords are sometimes limited by the length of the field that is used to save them, when saved in plain-text. If your field is a VARCHAR(32), then you can save 32 characters at most.
However, this means something even worse - that the password is saved in plain-text. This is why we accept these sorts of offenses as (lightweight) evidence at plaintextoffenders.com.