Difference between revisions of "Autoconfirmed users"

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{{see|https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Autoconfirmed_users Manual:Autoconfirmed Users}}
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{{see|https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Autoconfirmed_users Manual:Autoconfirmed users}}
An [[Project:Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed user]] are a user group with certain privileges. Users in this group are added automatically.
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An [[Project:Autoconfirmed users|Autoconfirmed user]] is a user group with certain privileges. Users in this group are added automatically.
 
==Requirements==
 
==Requirements==
 
Only [[Special:CreateAccount|registered accounts]] can be autoconfirmed. There are two requirements:
 
Only [[Special:CreateAccount|registered accounts]] can be autoconfirmed. There are two requirements:
 
:{{arrow}}The account must be old.
 
:{{arrow}}The account must be old.
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:{{arrow}}The user must have an [[#Password Policy|adequate password]].
 
:{{arrow}}The user must save an amount of edits to any page.
 
:{{arrow}}The user must save an amount of edits to any page.
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===Password Policy===
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{{see|Special:PasswordPolicies}}
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It is suggested that an Autoconfirmed User's password:
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:{{arrow}}Is at least 1 character long.
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:{{arrow}}Is less than 4,096 characters long.
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:{{arrow}}Is not a substring within their username.
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:{{arrow}}Is not in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords.
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:{{arrow}}Is not the same as their username.
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:{{arrow}}Does not match a specific list of default passwords.
  
 
==Rights==
 
==Rights==
 
{{see|Special:ListGroupRights}}
 
{{see|Special:ListGroupRights}}
 
Autoconfirmed users gain the following '''rights''':
 
Autoconfirmed users gain the following '''rights''':
:{{arrow}}Edit protected pages set to "allow only autoconfirmed users".
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:{{arrow}}Edit protected pages set to 'allow only autoconfirmed users'.
 
:{{arrow}}Unaffected by IP-based rate limits.
 
:{{arrow}}Unaffected by IP-based rate limits.
 
:{{arrow}}Skip [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA CAPTCHA tests].
 
:{{arrow}}Skip [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAPTCHA CAPTCHA tests].

Latest revision as of 12:51, 23 August 2023

An Autoconfirmed user is a user group with certain privileges. Users in this group are added automatically.

Requirements[edit]

Only registered accounts can be autoconfirmed. There are two requirements:

Arrow.pngThe account must be old.
Arrow.pngThe user must have an adequate password.
Arrow.pngThe user must save an amount of edits to any page.

Password Policy[edit]

It is suggested that an Autoconfirmed User's password:

Arrow.pngIs at least 1 character long.
Arrow.pngIs less than 4,096 characters long.
Arrow.pngIs not a substring within their username.
Arrow.pngIs not in the list of 100,000 most commonly used passwords.
Arrow.pngIs not the same as their username.
Arrow.pngDoes not match a specific list of default passwords.

Rights[edit]

Autoconfirmed users gain the following rights:

Arrow.pngEdit protected pages set to 'allow only autoconfirmed users'.
Arrow.pngUnaffected by IP-based rate limits.
Arrow.pngSkip CAPTCHA tests.