Ticket #40149: 40149.diff

src/wp-includes/user.php

@@ -2037 +2037 @@
  * @return string The password hint text.
  */
 function wp_get_password_hint() {
-        $hint = __( 'Hint: The password should be at least twelve characters long. To make it stronger, use upper and lower case letters, numbers, and symbols like ! " ? $ % ^ & ).' );
+        $hint = __(  'Hint: longer is stronger (at least 12 characters), and consider using a sequence of random words (ideally non-English).' );
 
         /**
          * Filters the text describing the site's password complexity policy.