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Royal bank of Canada uses a single 8-character alphanumeric password for online banking, and that login is also good for identifying yourself for government services (e.g. Tax services). I still can't believe it.

You might want to raise a stink, show this article to their support staff: http://arstechnica.com/security/2012/12/25-gpu-cluster-crack...

Raise the point that forcing insecure practices on government operated financial sites might be a case of illegal negligence.

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