Release 0.1.0

This major release introduces the long awaited control over the specification of passwords. This is briefly described below.

The following settings are configured to set how strong a password has to be.

  1. One can optionally choose whether the password should to be checked on its strength.

  2. One can set the minimum length of the password (minimum 8 / maximum 16 characters).

  3. One can set the minimum usage of :

    1. one number;

    2. one lowercase character;

    3. one uppercase character;

    4. one special character.

  4. One can optionally show a message, so the user can see how strong their specified password is.

There are two other checks that may be performed, both of which are individually configured.

  1. Is it acceptable for the password to include the user's name or site username.

  2. Is it acceptable for the password to include the user's email address.

This release also has an optionally configured password generator that is added to the User Edit Profile Form, the User Registration Form and optionally the Administrator's User Edit Form. When configured and invoked by the user a pop up dialog box is presented to the user with a suggested password that meets the site criteria for specifying passwords. The user may use the suggested value or cause an alternative password to be generated. An unlimited number of passwords may be generated for the user to choose one. When chosen the password is inserted into the User Edit Profile Form password fields automatically, so the user does not have to perform any 'cut and paste' actions.

There is one fix in this release which is to correct the usage of the entries in the password control table, when the supplied PHP routine is used. The supplied equivalent Database routine is unaffected by the problem.

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