Problem with 7.02 update

  • We have i-Themes security plugin installed on a number of sites.

    On all, our customers are being asked to update passwords, which we already monitor.

    Surely the password monitoring should be turned OFF by default? As it is, it’s a real nuisance.

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    As a workaround you can try to disable Strong Password Enforcement from outside the WordPress Dashboard by adding the line below to the wp-config.php file:

    define('ITSEC_DISABLE_PASSWORD_REQUIREMENTS', true);

    Thread Starter BrendonMills

    (@brendonmills)

    We are managing by disabling the plugin, logging in and then switching off the strong password requirement.

    Some clients are updating their passwords and finding they don’t work anyway. Either way, implementing this in a default ON position was a poor idea. Sorry, love the plugin otherwise.

    That is also a viable solution but using the wp-config.php edit method has the added benefit that you don’t need to disable all security on the site ??

    Oh, I haven’t actually tested setting the ITSEC_DISABLE_PASSWORD_REQUIREMENTS constant to true in the wp-config.php file. Kind of assuming it works so keep that in mind.

    It seems running the Security Check module by default enables the Strong Password functionality …

    Anyway iThemes should really think more proactively and (amongst other things) update the Changelog accordingly.

    • This reply was modified 6 years, 5 months ago by nlpro.
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