This is a really useful feature, thank you.
I hope
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T153454 would also be considered sometime in the
near future. It's not directly related, but related to password security.
Tldr, if I use abc123 as my password, I would get my normal admin account. But if I use
xyz456 I would get it to the same account, but reduced access to power tools (useful for
public computers).
Yours truly,
Rehman<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Rehman>
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Subject: [Wikimedia-l] New Feature from Community Tech: Enhanced Password Reset
Hello everyone,
The Community Tech team[1] has released a new feature: Enhanced Password
Reset[2]. We developed this feature in response to the #3 wish[3] from the 2019
Community Wishlist Survey[4]. With this feature, you can prevent password
reset emails from being sent unless both your username and email address
are provided on Special:PasswordReset. This is an optional feature,
available in the “Email options” section of Preferences. If you enable the
feature, you can reduce harassment through unsolicited password reset
emails. For more information, you can visit the Help:Password Reset page[5]
and the project page[6].
Thank you,
Ilana Fried
Product Manager, Community Tech
[1].
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech
[2].
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Reset_password#I%E2%80%99m_getting_pass…
[3].
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Anti-harassm…
[4].
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Wishlist_Survey_2019/Results
[5]
https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Reset_password
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Tech/Password_Reset_Update
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