Minimum userid character length

[John Elliott <jelliott () CCA EDU>]

Hello Community,
  It looks like the topic of security related to username length has been
hotly debated in some circles
<http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/46875/why-is-there-a-minimum-username-length>.
> From my reading the danger is in being likely to receive more spam, thus
more exposure to phishing etc. Though this is security related I don't
think it's strictly less secure. That said, I have a negative gut reaction
to single letter usernames as well and don't have any objection to
implementing a minimum username length requirement so long as there is
*some* basis for the character limit. I have the same negative gut reaction
to arbitrarily choosing a minimum as well. What does your institution
recommend to their users?
Thanks,

~John Elliott


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