Why EBC forum's HP Passport needs secure passwords?

[Drumbum]

IT would help if they would drop the rediculous password/ log in rules. No place on the internet is more restrictive and dificult. Just because you CAN write code, does not meak it is a good idea.  It is easier to log into a bank than it is here with the Upper case, special character, 8 characters long and you cannot re use an old password. What do they think they are trying to protect anyway. Lousy code.

P.S. This post has been split off from other thread, and edited its subject. - Hp Forum Moderator 

[Dennis Handly]

>What do they think they are trying to protect anyway.

There is a common HP Passport that is used for a whole bunch of HP webpages, some dealing with actual money.

So it has to be secure like a bank.