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Special characters in passwords: UX best practices

Special characters in passwords: UX best practices

Reading Time – 2 minUpdated August 2026. NIST’s current password guidance (SP 800-63B) says to accept all printable ASCII and Unicode characters, including spaces, and not to impose composition rules such as “at least one symbol”. The advice below to…

Enter your password. Twice.

Enter your password. Twice.

Reading Time – 2 minWe often come across websites or apps that ask users to enter their password twice or to confirm their password. Experts suggest not to ask users to retype their password. Instead, we should ask for it…