Since this is the Cloud mailing list, I would like to know if these 
requirements will also apply to Wikitech, which has a kind of unique setup as 
far as Wikimedia wikis go.


Thank you,
James Hare

> On Dec 6, 2018, at 8:34 PM, Chris Koerner <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> The Wikimedia Foundation security team is implementing a new password
> policy and requirements. [0] You can learn more about the project on
> MediaWiki.org. [1]
> 
> These new requirements will apply to new accounts and privileged
> accounts. New accounts will be required to create a password with a
> minimum length of 8 characters. Privileged accounts will be prompted
> to update their password to one that is at least 10 characters in
> length.
> 
> These changes are planned to be in effect on December 13th. If you
> think your work or tools will be affected by this change, please let
> us know on the talk page. [2]
> 
> [0] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Password_policy
> [1] 
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Security_Team/Password_strengthening_2019
> [2] 
> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Talk:Wikimedia_Security_Team/Password_strengthening_2019
> 
> Yours,
> Chris Koerner
> Community Relations Specialist
> Wikimedia Foundation
> 
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