Manual talk:$wgMinimalPasswordLength

Effects of changing password length
I'm looking to change the password length for an existing Wiki and wondered if this will have a negative effect on existing users who have passwords with fewer characters. If so, can this be managed? --Guy Grannum 12:00, 16 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Yeah, that's a valid question. I would think that the change affects only new registrations, however I am not sure. I will ask at the support desk for confirmation. --&#91;&#91;kgh&#93;&#93; (talk) 19:30, 3 April 2014 (UTC)
 * $wgMinimalPasswordLength is checked when setting a new password. The impact on existing users is that they - when they try to set a new password - will have to set a password fitting the new minimal length. That means: They will no longer be able to set a password, which is shorter than $wgMinimalPasswordLength; that means they possibly have to use a longer password than they had before. --88.130.65.73 22:13, 3 April 2014 (UTC)