On 12/15/05, Neil Harris neil@tonal.clara.co.uk wrote:
Brion Vibber wrote:
It would probably make sense to check for zero-length passwords at account creation time,
On your own site, set the minimum password length. See DefaultSettings.php for all available configuration settings.
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
The site in question is the en: Wikipedia...
Brion is obliquely making the point that this is by design on en:Wikipedia.
It's something of a soft-security measure. User accounts shouldn't be terribly exciting. The fewer locks, the less fun.