[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #36287: Password strength meter unreliable

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#36287: Password strength meter unreliable
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 Reporter:  n13design     |      Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |     Status:  new
 Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  General       |    Version:  4.4.2
 Severity:  normal        |   Keywords:
  Focuses:                |
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 I'm using the WooCommerce plugin.  I reached out the the plugin developer
 and they said they use WordPress's meter for password strength.
 https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-strength-not-working

 Following the password hints I've found it difficult to meet the medium
 strength password. I've not been able to get a 7 character password to
 pass. Sometimes the meter says the password is medium or strong and then
 after making the password longer it says it's weak.

 One example of a password that was labeled weak is I used a random string
 of three letters with the first capitalized. Then the @ symbol. Followed
 by 3 numbers and an exclamation. According to the password tips this
 should be approved. In a password I had a string of three numbers and for
 some reason 194 was considered weak but 195 was medium. Then certain
 random strings of letters weren't approved either.  I'm not seeing why
 these random entries are blacklisted.

 Is there a way to adjust the settings for the password strength?

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/36287>
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