<input type="password" maxlength="20"> prevents me from logging into Vanguard
By tanin — Oct 2, 2026 <input type="password" maxlength="20"> prevents me from logging into Vanguard For the longest time, I couldn't login to my Vanguard account through web. I reset the password maybe 3 times during the past year, and it still didn't work. I didn't have time to think about it more, so I assumed there was a glitch.
- ▪By tanin — Oct 2, 2026 <input type="password" maxlength="20"> prevents me from logging into Vanguard For the longest time, I couldn't login to my Vanguard account through web.
- ▪I reset the password maybe 3 times during the past year, and it still didn't work.
- ▪I didn't have time to think about it more, so I assumed there was a glitch.
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| Original publisher | tanin |
| Canonical URL | https://tanin.nanakorn.com/input-type-password-maxlength-20-is-considered-harmful-and-why-i-couldnt-login-into-vanguard/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 02 Oct 2026 23:18:32 +0000 |
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By tanin — Oct 2, 2026 <input type="password" maxlength="20"> prevents me from logging into Vanguard For the longest time, I couldn't login to my Vanguard account through web. I reset the password maybe 3 times during the past year, and it still didn't work. I didn't have time to think about it more, so I assumed there was a glitch. I'd just login by scanning the QR code with the Vanguard app on my phone.Eventually, I've decided to spend some time figuring out, and maxlength="20" is the root cause. Let me explain.Vanguard has the reset password form where <input type="password"> sets its maxlength to be 20. I am using 1password with a heightened sense of security. Of course, my generated password is longer than 20 characters.
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