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by shawabawa3 4806 days ago
> password management software like 1Password, Keepass, or browser-based, etc.

AFAIK all these programs allow generation of <=64 character password

> but 64 characters seems kind of weak.

A 64 character alpha-numeric password has 36^64 combinations. That's 2^330. You're trillions of times more likely to find a hash collision than brute force the password (assuming 256bit hashes).

Security-wise there is absolutely 0 difference between allowing >64 character passwords and not. From a user experience perspective I'm sure arguments could be made either way