[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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Comment (by adamsilverstein):

 Replying to [comment:25 DrewAPicture]:
 > Plus, the field is already filterable via the field filters in
 `sanitize_post_field()`.

 Good point - it should be possible to achieve the same more secure
 passwords using filters, I will try to work on some sample code. Although
 I disagree with the decision to show plaintext passwords anywhere, I can
 see this isn't going to change any time soon.

 I like the suggestion of just lengthening the database field. I know these
 types of database schema changes are rare, however we do make them. @pento
 you said "This won't be a fun thing to roll out." - can we still roll it
 out some day soon? Would you really like to see a paginated update routine
 to have this fly? What have we done with other db schema changes in the
 past?

 One current bug to note is the quick edit field which has no restriction
 on length: entering a long password there fails silently.

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