Password length

Hi all,

I use AppWrite cloud and I am migrating an old backend. In the old backend password length could be shorter than 8.

I have migrated these users via the Server SDK, with no problems. However the users with shorter passwords now can't log in. It throws an error that the password should have a minimum length of 8.

Is there a way to disable this rule?

Thanks in advance

You can set a temporary password that meets the 8-character minimum during migration and then ask users to reset their passwords upon first login. This way, they’ll set a new, secure password themselves.

Or If you want to keep the old passwords as close to the original as possible, consider padding them. For example, you could add characters like * or ! to the end of each password until it reaches 8 characters. This would allow users to log in with a modified version of their old password, but they would need to be informed of this change.

I recommend generating a random password and forcing users to generate a new one in order to get a better protection