You need to assign a password to a specific user account (they aren't registered, but are seeded into your system). I work on 3 different projects right now with this requirement. In this case, we create accounts for people based on a data pull from another agency, then contact those folks.
I generally agree with you (and plenty of fish is scary how they mail your pass every week or so!), but there are use cases where displaying cleartext passwords is acceptable.
> but there are use cases where displaying cleartext passwords is acceptable.
The only use case where sending and displaying cleartext passwords is acceptable is when the password is auto-generated and very long.
In all other cases, especially if the password has been entered by the user, this behavior is not only unacceptable, but also unexpected and thus the exact opposite of user-friendliness.
You need to assign a password to a specific user account (they aren't registered, but are seeded into your system). I work on 3 different projects right now with this requirement. In this case, we create accounts for people based on a data pull from another agency, then contact those folks.
I generally agree with you (and plenty of fish is scary how they mail your pass every week or so!), but there are use cases where displaying cleartext passwords is acceptable.