VNC passwords being limited to 8 characters isn&#x27;t a software bug, it&#x27;s a VNC specification bug.<p>From <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tools.ietf.org&#x2F;rfc&#x2F;rfc6143.txt" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;tools.ietf.org&#x2F;rfc&#x2F;rfc6143.txt</a>:<p>&gt; To form the key, the password is truncated to eight characters