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[Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The general approach seems fine to me. I subscribed ubuntu-doc for their
input/ack/nack.

However, I wonder why the original instructions were removed:

-_Description:
- Enter the same password twice, so that it can be checked for typing errors.
- A good password will contain a mixture of letters, numbers and punctuation,
- should be at least eight characters long, and should be changed at regular
- intervals.

The password strength seems quite independent from the explanation that
you need to enter your password twice, and how a good password looks
like?

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Incomplete

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => Low

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Freeze exception request: password strength meter
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/537995
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Status in “ubiquity” package in Ubuntu: Incomplete

Bug description:
Binary package hint: ubiquity

I've received a request from sabdfl and the design team to add a password strength meter to the user setup page, removing the need for the weak password dialog.

Please provide a freeze exception for the following:
http://launchpadlibrarian.net/40868597/password-strength.patch

This isn't a major change.  The functionality slots into the existing validation process of the user setup page's fields.  The password strength test itself comes from Mozilla (GPLv2) and has been around for years.

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