[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #14575: Potentially misleading error message for incorrect_password login error

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Fri Oct 15 14:46:30 UTC 2010


#14575: Potentially misleading error message for incorrect_password login error
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 Reporter:  mdawaffe      |       Owner:           
     Type:  defect (bug)  |      Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal        |   Milestone:  3.1      
Component:  UI            |     Version:  3.0.1    
 Severity:  minor         |    Keywords:  has-patch
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Comment(by ryan):

 Our policy is to prefer a better user experience over marginally better
 security, especially since there are so many places that user names can
 leak anyway.

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Ticket URL: <http://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/14575#comment:4>
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