Usernames with Symbols@#^&

  • kstavert

    (@kstavert)


    9 years, 6 months ago

    I installed a WP site using Softaculous (love it)

    Softaculous lets me create UserNames like this:

    7$6i!H4L1M&e#

    However, when I go to log in, I keep getting an error
    message that the UN or PW is inaccurate…

    When I enter my UN to get a password reset, I get
    a message that the UN is incorrect.

    Why?????

    I run a live/skype support desk for WP and I’m
    flabbergasted by the number of people who are STILL
    using UN: admin PW: 123start or something equally
    ludicrous.

    WHY is it NOT yet standard practice to allow
    symbols in UserNames????

    Karen

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  • Clayton James

    (@claytonjames)

    9 years, 6 months ago

    During the installation process, the installation script actually states the following: “Usernames can have only alphanumeric characters, spaces, underscores,hyphens, periods, and the @ symbol” Does installing with Softaculous circumvent the manual selection of a username and password? – Also, (..takes a deep breath..) Usernames are not a key component of login security, your password strength is.

    [edit] ..“using UN: admin PW: 123start or something equally ludicrous”

    Agreed. That’s just plain silly/lazy/uninformed.

    Clayton James

    (@claytonjames)

    9 years, 6 months ago

    I wondered why I had such a sense of Deja vu when I read your topic. 🙂 Jan and Andrew did a much better job of explaining it than I just did, in this discussion from a few months ago: https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-symbols-in-username/

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