At this page: MySQL Root Password - Version 74 Documentation - cPanel Documentation, cPanel clearly stated:
They also use MySQL Database Wizard to create databases where they are presented with the aforementioned Password Generator.
For MySQL databases, to meet the minimum conditions required for a strong password, the password must contain at least:
There doesn't seem to be any restrictions on the length of a password or characters MYSQL supported especially since MySQL validate_password plugin.
What is cPanel official position on this?
Do we ask customers not to use special characters too and use only longer passwords?
If the above is affirmative, shouldn't cPanel has a tool-tip that inform cPanel users of this?
Now customers often us the Password Generator to generate passwords.do not use asterisks (*), periods (.), or any other special characters in your MySQL root password. If you do, phpMyAdmin will not function.
They also use MySQL Database Wizard to create databases where they are presented with the aforementioned Password Generator.
For MySQL databases, to meet the minimum conditions required for a strong password, the password must contain at least:
- Nine characters
- Two uppercase letters
- Two lowercase letters
- Two numbers
- Two of the following allowed special characters:
Code:
‘ ~ ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = { } [ ] / < > , . ; ? ' : | (space)
What is cPanel official position on this?
Do we ask customers not to use special characters too and use only longer passwords?
If the above is affirmative, shouldn't cPanel has a tool-tip that inform cPanel users of this?