[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #3534: Hide password in setup-config.php

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#3534: Hide password in setup-config.php
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 Reporter:  xmarcos                   |        Owner:  ryan
     Type:  enhancement               |       Status:  new 
 Priority:  low                       |    Milestone:  2.3 
Component:  General                   |      Version:  2.1 
 Severity:  minor                     |   Resolution:      
 Keywords:  dev-feedback 2nd-opinion  |  
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Changes (by rob1n):

  * keywords:  password setup => dev-feedback 2nd-opinion
  * milestone:  2.2 => 2.3

Comment:

 Replying to [comment:10 xmarcos]:
 > Replying to [comment:6 Nazgul]:
 > > -1 for the current proposed solution.
 > >
 > > If you use a field of type password, you should use a confirmation
 password field as well, because people can't see their password typos this
 way.
 > >
 > > Also, because this is a enhancment and not a bugfix, I'm pushing it
 out of scope for 2.1.
 >
 > For the third time i think, this is the DATABASE PASSWORD, ok?
 >
 > You won´t forgot it because you already have it, otherwise you won't get
 Wordpress running, trust me, no database password, no Wordpress.
 >
 > Regarding the confirmation, it is NOT A USER-SET PASSWORD. Again you
 have the password already, if you mistype it, you get and sql connection
 error.
 >
 > Now, I remember why I avoid posting tickets, people just don't take the
 time to read descriptions.

 Number one, being rude isn't going to get you anywhere. Whatsoever.

 Secondly, Nazgul IS referencing the DATABASE password. If it's a
 passworded field, you can't see what you type in, and thus is more liable
 to typos. I am -1 for including this. It's not a defect -- it's a feature.

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Ticket URL: <http://trac.wordpress.org/ticket/3534#comment:15>
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