[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #3534: Hide password in setup-config.php

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#3534: Hide password in setup-config.php
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 Reporter:  xmarcos      |       Owner:  rob1n
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  low          |   Milestone:
Component:  General      |     Version:  2.1
 Severity:  minor        |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:               |     Focuses:
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Comment (by amansurov):

 Let me give you a user's viewpoint: when I installed WP couple hours ago
 and saw password field to be plaintext, I didn't think for a second it's a
 feature, just a horrible typo someone made. ''Now I wonder if at some
 other place a whole DB access is made as transparent as a password was
 here.'' Passwords are expected to be entered into password fields. That is
 standard behaviour. If you insist on having it plaintext, at least put a
 memo nearby to explain it to user.
 You can verify password with query or put a checkbox to make text visible,
 what gives user an option to opt-in for a non-standard behaviour

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