I have added a news item and also made a few minor changes building on Stefan's commit earlier today and the discussion in the thread (r1890232). I'll sleep on it and merge to publish tomorrow afternoon (CET). Feel free to comment or improve!
When preparing the merge, I noticed that I've forgotten about the plaintext password FAQ update (r1887129) and the script. I'll merge the FAQ entry and try to pick up on the script during the weekend. Kind regards Daniel