# duffn/dumb-password-rules

A compilation of sites with dumb password rules.

Repository: https://github.com/duffn/dumb-password-rules
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/dumb-password-rules
Homepage: https://dumbpasswordrules.com
Language: Nunjucks
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: security, passwords, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-23T14:29:04+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3559, "days_push": 10, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3024, forks 308 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:38.573291+00:00)

## What it is
A crowdsourced compilation of websites with absurd or overly restrictive password rules, published as a browsable site at dumbpasswordrules.com. It also auto-posts random examples to Mastodon and Bluesky via a bot.

## Use cases
- find examples of bad password policies for a talk or blog post
- research common password restriction patterns across sites
- cite real-world examples when arguing for better password requirements
- browse funny password rules
- contribute a dumb password rule you encountered

## When to choose
- you need real-world examples of poor password policy design
- you want a community-maintained catalog of password rule anti-patterns

## When to avoid
- you need a password validation library or enforcement tool
- you need security guidance or best practices rather than examples of bad rules

## Facets
- artifact type: dataset
- maturity: active
- function: security, documentation
- domain: security, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: passwords, crowdsourced, static-site, nunjucks, humor, web-server

## Member repositories
- duffn/dumb-password-rules (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.573291+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:29:54.959404+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/duffn/dumb-password-rules (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:38.573291+00:00, sha 8b7bddaed807)
  - homepage: https://dumbpasswordrules.com (fetched 2026-08-29T09:44:57.712299+00:00, sha ad83905a5626)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.