[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24673: provide mainline supported rename of wp-login

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#24673: provide mainline supported rename of wp-login
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 Reporter:  jorhett       |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:
Component:  Security      |     Version:  3.5.2
 Severity:  critical      |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  close         |     Focuses:
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Comment (by jorhett):

 And let's get straight to the point: knutsp -- back up your claim that
 making it harder for a botnet to succeed won't make it go away. Show me
 your LinkedIn job profile and describe the positions where you were
 responsible for fighting off a Botnet.

 Here's mine: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jorhett

 I've fought off Botnets at every single job I've had in the last 17 years.
 I've been carrying, using, and designing from scratch hardware and
 software-based authentication mechanisms, and evaluating security vendors
 and solutions for 20+ years. In most of these jobs Security and
 Infrastructure were my primary roles, and I was either the most, or equal
 to the most experienced person on staff in that capacity.

 I've thrown down. Now back up your expertise, and show me where you base
 your opinions from. Because every word out of your mouth defies both all
 my experience, but all statistical analysis of security mechanisms.

 Nacin: I like Wordpress, I really do. But I grow excessively tired of
 coming home to fight off botnets on my personal websites. Please take this
 situation seriously, and stop blowing it off to add more cute UI elements
 while we suffer from your poor authentication design.

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