[systemsettings] [Bug 338494] New: Passwords should not be mandated to be at least 9 characters

[Michael]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=338494

            Bug ID: 338494
           Summary: Passwords should not be mandated to be at least 9
                    characters
           Product: systemsettings
           Version: 4.11.10
          Platform: Kubuntu Packages
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: kcm_useraccount
          Assignee: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
          Reporter: michael at stopthemindspam.com

Passwords should not be mandated to be at least 9 characters because there are
valid reasons to create an account that has a minimal password, for example for
elderly people who do not want to type in 9 characters; for test accounts that
need to be used quickly; and for a simple account for a friend who needs to use
my laptop for a few days. 

All of these reasons actually happened for me and I cursed the mandatory 9
character password minimum each time. Having a long password just resulted in
me typing "123456789" and then having to explain such a dumb password to the
recipient. 

I thought, "This is KDE! Why am I being forced to do this under such a
permissive, flexible desktop environment?? Couldn't it at least warn me that it
is an easily broken password and let me weigh the consequences?"

KDE can be more flexible than this. Thank you for your time.

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