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Originally Posted by Emera
A lot of on-line games use this method as a means to keep accounts safe, or safer than if the company decided to let players use a password of their choice.
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Eight character passwords are not safe* anymore, and it's been like that for quite a while. It's generally one of the worst ideas to not let customers choose their own passwords.
Edit: I should've explained:
* safe in terms of brute force; doesn't really take that long anymore to brute force an eight character password, as long as the service allows enough attempts per minute.