[Dxspider-support] Password Questions

[Ian Maude]

Personally, I would not require passwords.  Users can have one if they wish but I would have a hard job keeping up with registrations AND passwords!

73 Ian

> On 18 Feb 2023, at 14:21, Anthony (N2KI) via Dxspider-support <dxspider-support at tobit.co.uk> wrote:
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> For many years I have had registration required on my node, but never requiring passwords, which now seems to be the target direction   
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> If the password function is turned on so as to be required, how will that impact the current registered users (in this case all registered users, numbering in the hundreds), that do not have any passwords setup?
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> Will they be requested to apply a password when logging in or does that mean I have to manually apply a password to each registered user and send them a missive with the password.  I suspect the latter is the case.  If no password is set with the password function enabled, can someone still log in by not entering any data in the password field?
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> Currently, users complete a registration form on my website and the data is appended to a spreadsheet.  I suppose I could add a new password field when users register and then apply it during the set/reg process. 
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> Regards,
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> Anthony (N2KI)
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