[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #15369: Worpress exposes clear text passwords in the UI

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#15369: Worpress exposes clear text passwords in the UI
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 Reporter:  nh2           |       Owner:                 
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new            
 Priority:  lowest        |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Security      |     Version:                 
 Severity:  trivial       |    Keywords:  passwords      
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Changes (by westi):

  * priority:  normal => lowest
  * severity:  major => trivial


Comment:

 This does nothing to actually hide the passwords.

 The fields are much more user friendly as plain text for entering.

 We could consider not displaying the email server password and returning a
 blank string and just letting people change it but the others are fine as
 they are.

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