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Illogical Apple ID Password Rules

Hello,

I am pulling my hair out about Apple's illogical way of thinking.

I tried for minutes to create a password for a new Apple ID, of course the session had timed out a couple of times 😠 until I realized that a "capital letter" does not qualify as a "letter".

I may add that I have a Ph.D in physics and that I thought that I knew what logical thinking was.

So,

"A1234567"

"AB123456"

are not accepted.

It has to be

"aB123456"

I would have expected that the following logics apply:

1. Assumption:

The main set is "letters" which contains two sub-sets, "upper case letters" and "lower case letters".

2. Conclusion:

Because "upper case letters" are members of the set "letters", "upper case letters" are "letters".

Obviously, the Apple "kids" are not making the same assumption.

Am I missing the point ?

Regards,

Twistan

Mac mini (Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Mar 7, 2012 1:42 AM

82 replies

léonie

Level 10

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Mar 8, 2012 12:49 PM in response to Twistan

Hello Twistan,

interesting, my password violates the rules - no capital letter - but it has been accepted.

Cheers

Léonie

léonie

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Mar 8, 2012 2:36 PM in response to Twistan

(moin, moin)

Hummel Hummel aus Hamburg!

Seems like just the opposite of the rules apply - "Though this be madness, yet there is method in't".

Regards

Léonie

Mar 8, 2012 11:13 PM in response to HACKINT0SH

HACKINT0SH wrote:

I've been getting a lot of complaints about apple's silly rules in configuring a password.

From who?

John Galt

Level 10

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Mar 10, 2012 9:34 PM in response to Twistan

correct horse battery staple

Twistan Author

Level 1

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Mar 11, 2012 8:32 PM in response to John Galt

Hi John,

that was a good one, I had a good laugh.

I look forward to you being 100% facetious.

Best regards,

Twistan

Klaus1

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Mar 16, 2012 6:18 PM in response to Mars Express

The instructions are crystal clear and work for the more than one million users who have posted here.

Klaus1

Level 9

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Mar 18, 2012 5:05 PM in response to Mars Express

As for the "millions use it"; yes, of course they do, eventually, by trial-and-error!

You could say the same about conception! 😀

romad

Level 3

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Mar 20, 2012 10:40 AM in response to Twistan

Interesting. All passwords I've used with Apple have never met all those criteria yet they work.

deggie

Level 10

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Mar 20, 2012 11:52 AM in response to romad

Have you changed it lately?

John Galt

Level 10

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Mar 20, 2012 12:15 PM in response to romad

Don't change it!

seventy one

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Aug 6, 2012 8:16 AM in response to Ralph-Johns-UK

Perhaps its time to approach the problem from a different direction. What if the camera lens was adapted so that a thumb or finger print could be read?

Dec 31, 2012 5:53 AM in response to Twistan

Guys i cannot enter my face time and imessage apple id and password.

its says "the user name or password for (your apple id) was incorrect. Try again.

Please help...

Feb 7, 2013 8:59 PM in response to Twistan

Does Apple ID allow either 2-factor authentication or OpenID?

Mar 1, 2013 1:34 PM in response to gesinecresspahl

PS: I will now buy a Samsung product.

Mar 1, 2013 1:36 PM in response to gesinecresspahl

You mean one of those devices with the alledged Apple Patents in them ? 😝

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