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... -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-control-center in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1044868 Title: Ubuntu should encourage stronger passwords using stronger algorithms, note i18n issues To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-control-center/+bug/1044868/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
