password length default install

[Dick Hoogendijk]

What is the password lenght one may use at login? I didn't change the
defaults on my fbsd-4.11 (login passwd md5 ??)

I remember linux had as default some eight chars or so. I want to use
more chars for some accounts. Can I safely use 10-12 chars?

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