#5252 - Password fields: Have button allowing to auto-generate a password
| Identifier | #5252 |
|---|---|
| Issue type | Feature request or suggestion |
| Title | Password fields: Have button allowing to auto-generate a password |
| Status | Open |
| Tags |
Type: Security (custom) |
| Handling member | Deleted |
| Addon | core_form_interfaces |
| Description | For password fields, incorporate a button that allows the automatic generation of a password (displayed probably in a JavaScript message with a text field for easy copying).
This should be easy to do now that we have crypt.php's get_secure_random_password() which also ensures (if strength is passed as null) the generated password meets the site's password requirements on length and strength. I think this would be a very helpful tool especially on sites that use a higher strength requirement to help alleviate the inconvenience of users choosing their own compliant passwords. |
| Steps to reproduce | |
| Funded? | No |
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Most password managers that I am aware of will prompt / allow you to save credentials upon login and sometimes even upon saving a new password.