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Minimum password issue
My password is shorter than 8 characters. When I attempt to log in, I get a validation error telling me so.
Luckily, I'm signed in already on this browser. However, when I go to the change password page and attempt to make my password longer, I get a validation error telling me my old password is shorter than 8 characters, and it prevents submitting the form.
The site shouldn't have allowed you to sign up with a password shorter than 8 characters. I just tested and confirmed it wouldn't let me, and there's an automated test that's intended to ensure this as well.
It's not impossible that you found some way around the restriction, but I think it's extremely unlikely. Are you absolutely sure that you're using the correct password, and that you're not forgetting that you changed/extended it somehow to fit the 8-char minimum?
The password was stored in a password manager and worked previously. I just assumed it was a recent change, given that I registered so long ago.
I'll go ahead and reset it with the recovery feature, but I wanted to report the issue here in case others were blocked.