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{{nutshell|Failing to use a sensible password can lead to temporary loss of editing access and may lead to permanent loss of privileged access.}} |
{{nutshell|Failing to use a sensible password can lead to temporary loss of editing access and may lead to permanent loss of privileged access.}} |
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Revision as of 22:24, 9 May 2007
All registered users have a password which works like any login password. Passwords help ensure that someone does not masquerade as another editor. Editors must use a strong password to avoid being blocked for bad edits by someone who guesses or "cracks" other editors' passwords.
Some actions on Wikipedia can only be carried out by privileged editors. The most common kind of privilege is adminship. It is especially important that privileged editors have strong passwords. Administrators, bureaucrats, checkusers, stewards and oversighters discovered to have weak passwords, or their accounts having been compromised by a malicious person, may have their accounts locked and their privileges removed on grounds of site security. In certain circumstances, the revocation of privileges may be permanent. Discretion on resysopping temporarily desysopped administrators is left to the bureaucrats, provided they can determine whether the administrator is the owner of the compromised account.
Although the definition of "strong password" is deliberately left unspecified, privileged editors are required to use strong passwords and are informed that the developers will occasionally try to crack their passwords and disable those that can be cracked.
For advice on personal security, including passwords, see Wikipedia:Personal security practices and Keys to a Strong Password.