[wp-hackers] Stronger default passwords

Kitty kitty at mookitty.co.uk
Wed Dec 22 02:55:35 UTC 2004


> Update of /cvsroot/cafelog/wordpress
> 
> Modified Files:
>         wp-login.php 
> Log Message:
> Make reset passwords use the same randomness we do in install.php. Hat
> tip: swoolley.

Maybe it's time to make the generated passwords a little longer? With
all the PHP security news + phpBB cracks coming out/going around, it
might be a good idea.

I suggest 10 digits ala:
$user_pass = substr(md5(uniqid(microtime())), 0, 10);

Overkill?
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