Do you think it’s a valid point, that if a web service holds no personal/security data it should be up to user what password length to haver or even to have no password?
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Do you think it’s a valid point, that if a web service holds no personal/security data it should be up to user what password length to haver or even to have no password?
This depends on what the user account is used for. There are 3 forms used here:
If you’re concerned either with Authentication or Authorization then you must have a password. Not having a password makes this pointless. If your only goal is identification and there is no real security loss/gain in allowing a user to misidentify him/herself, then a password becomes superfluous. Again, if this is the case, the identification itself becomes superfluous and you should consider allowing open access.