[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #2870: Make installation form pluggable (was: allow user to set password)

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#2870: Make installation form pluggable (was: allow user to set password)
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 Reporter:  markjaquith      |        Owner:  pishmishy     
     Type:  enhancement      |       Status:  accepted      
 Priority:  normal           |    Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Upgrade/Install  |      Version:  2.0.4         
 Severity:  normal           |   Resolution:                
 Keywords:  needs-patch      |  
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Comment(by neoxx):

 Replying to [comment:16 matt]:
 > Passwords are sent in email (and should continue to be) because that's
 how people look them up and save details of different accounts.

 While writing a post about my last five years WordPress, I came across
 this Wikipedia-article
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Password#Procedures_for_changing_passwords

 In the last four years (since [comment:16 Matt's comment]) a lot has
 changed and maybe we should re-think this sending of plain-text-password-
 emails.

 Instead, upon verification of the email-address we could make use of the
 password strength meter or assign a random password. Anyway, if the user
 forgets the password, we already got the handy mail-function to request a
 password reset...

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