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Password policies

This is a list of the effective password policies for the user groups defined in this wiki.

GroupPolicies
Account creators
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Autoconfirmed users
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Autopatrollers
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Bots
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Bureaucrats
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Central notice administrators
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
CheckUsers
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Confirmed users
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Event organizers
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Flood flag
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Global renamers
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Importers
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Interface administrators
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
IP block exemptions
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
MassMessage senders
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Users blocked from the IP Information tool
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
OAuth administrators
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Patrollers
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Push subscription managers
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Stewards
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Oversighters
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Administrators
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Translation administrators
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Transwiki importers
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
Uploaders
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
Users
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 8 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
WMF Office IT
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
WMF Trust and Safety
(list of members)
  • Password must be at least 10 characters long (MinimalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login, must change on login)
  • Password cannot be a substring within the username (PasswordCannotBeSubstringInUsername) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot match a specific list of default passwords (PasswordCannotMatchDefaults) (suggest change on login)
  • Password must be less than 4,096 characters long (MaximalPasswordLength) (suggest change on login)
  • Password cannot be in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords. (PasswordNotInCommonList) (suggest change on login)
  • Password policy for mitigation of known attacks where disclosure of details would impede the mitigation (BlockAttacker)
  • Password must be at least 1 character long to be able to login (MinimumPasswordLengthToLogin)
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