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Passwords are primarily used as a way of accessing information and also limiting the number of users who can get access to a machine. It is primarily used with a username for the authorization system.

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Can I enforce a password strength requirement for my team on GitHub?

(Implementing such support would require the passwords to be stored in a plaintext/decryptable form, which is even worse for security.) …
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Is there anything like a "temporary password" service for websites?

It doesn't even make a difference if a website uses passwords or OpenIDs: the latter are verified before use, and you could obtain randomly-generated OpenIDs, but the problem is that an OpenID is not a …
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Is changing e-mail password standardized?

Is also password setting standardized No. None of the common and/or standard mail access protocols (IMAP, POP3, SMTP, ACAP, JMAP, ActiveSync, ...) offer a feature to change the account's password. …
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