[Bug 495695] Re: [PATCH] Only allow ascii characters in oem-config password fields

[Michael Terry]

I rebased the patch onto user-setup, in lp:~mterry/user-setup/only-
ascii-passwords.

I can't speak to Evan's comment about what the problem is with utf-8
passwords these days.  I believe they used to cause problems, but I'm
not sure what the state of art is.

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[PATCH] Only allow ascii characters in oem-config password fields
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Status in “user-setup” package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
Binary package hint: ubiquity

Currently, oem-config does not complain if the user includes a non-ascii character in their password.  This is generally not a problem because there usually is not an easy way for the user to enter a non-ascii character during oem-config.  However, it is still possible for the user to enter a non-ascii character and some oem projects actually require that scim be enabled in oem-config (so, for example, the user's real name can be entered in Japanese).

Attached is a patch to ubiquity that has oem-config check the password for non-ascii characters.  If any such characters are detected, oem-config will complain and the user is forced to enter a new password.