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		dekz on Dec 18, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: I wrote my own Delicious clone Password is too long (maximum is 20 characters) :( Looks good otherwise, especially for a overnight hack.

cheald on Dec 18, 2010 [–]

I'll take a look - that seems wacky. I'm using devise for authentication and it probably has that set as a default somewhere. Passwords are stored as bcrypt hashes, so length shouldn't matter.

Edit: Max length bumped to 80. If anyone has a legit need past that, let me know :P

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