[Bug 1044868] Re: Ubuntu should encourage stronger passwords using stronger algorithms, note i18n issues

[Gunnar Hjalmarsson]

On 2012-11-24 03:56, Jeremy Bicha wrote:
> This is fixed with gnome-control-center 3.6.3 which has been uploaded to
> raring for Ubuntu 13.04. You can't set 123456 as your password via
> System Settings.
> 
> I'm reopening the ubiquity task as ubiquity should be updated to use
> libpwquality. It's frustrating that it's possible to set a very easy
> password when installing Ubuntu but you can't set that password via
> System Settings.

Personally I'd prefer a slightly different solution. _Encouraging_
strong passwords, as the bug summary says, is excellent; making strong
passwords _mandatory_ is not. Ideally there should be an option for
admins to decide the level of security by selecting either "recommended"
or "mandatory". Probably a suitable topic for an upstream bug...

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Title:
  Ubuntu should encourage stronger passwords using stronger algorithms,
  note i18n issues

Status in “gnome-control-center” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Released
Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  When you set the password during the installation or also when you
  change it via the gnome-control-center you can insert a weak password
  (like "123456" or "qwerty" or "abcdef" or "password" itself) without
  any alerts, or so on.

  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.

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