Originally Posted by sortie

Gen is best to get a strong pass word but you can also require a 8 character pass word
and this increases the pass word strength.

However when the user creates the pass word the pass word traders can sometimes
be spotted right away by the pass word they chose.

When a join comes in and the pass word is "123456" I just immediately delete the
user and issue a refund. It's going to chargeback/bounce anyway so just kill the account
before that happens.

I wouldn't catch those if I generate the password myself.