Ubuntu should encourage stronger passwords using stronger algorithms, note i18n issues
Bug #1044868 reported by
Sebastian Benvenuti
This bug affects 3 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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gnome-control-center (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned | ||
ubiquity (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
When you set the password during the installation or also when you change it via the gnome-control-
The suggestion is a password strength verification that includes the most used passwords (like "1234" or "qwerty") and a dictionary that includes the word password in every language.
A special attention to language like Spanish where "password" is "contraseña", and where is the character "ñ" which can be recognize as a special symbol.
summary: |
- Unsecure passwords reported as acceptable during installation + Unsecure passwords reported as acceptable as well as strong ones |
description: | updated |
tags: | added: precise |
tags: | added: quantal |
tags: | removed: installer password strenght ubiquity |
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