[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #881: Lengthen password field for protected posts

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#881: Lengthen password field for protected posts
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 Reporter:  ScytheBlade1  |       Owner:  pento
     Type:  enhancement   |      Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Database      |     Version:
 Severity:  normal        |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch   |     Focuses:
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Changes (by DrewAPicture):

 * keywords:  has-patch dev-feedback => needs-patch
 * component:  Security => Database


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:23 chriscct7]:
 > While this might involved a database change (possibly, depending on what
 approach is taken), I think this issue would be best served in the
 security component (as it deals explicitly with password storage), at
 least until the issue is for-sure going to require a database change.

 I'm gonna have to go ahead and sort of disagree with you there. I think
 this is a database issue and we should realistically lengthen the field
 and inputs to 191 characters and walk away.

 Plus, the field is already filterable via the field filters in
 `sanitize_post_field()`.

 Per the hashing suggestion, I don't think we need to go there –
 specifically because I think people are going set passwords and will
 expect to be able to retrieve them later, which hashing would nix.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/881#comment:25>
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