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Do not allow usernames which look like IPv6 addresses
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/200:0DB8:0016:0005:0ACE:0BD1:07BE

Above is a registered user that looks like an IPv6 address. It is actually invalid:

http://ipduh.com/ipv6/whois/?200:0DB8:0016:0005:0ACE:0BD1:07BE

Perhaps mediawiki should prevent such username creations. Restricting the use of ":" in usernames may be one simple solution.


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bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Needs Triage.Nov 22 2014, 12:23 AM
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Change 12782 had a related patch set uploaded (by Winston Sung; author: Platonides):

[mediawiki/core@master] Disallow usernames that look like IPv6 addresses

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/12782

Change #12782 abandoned by Hashar:

[mediawiki/core@master] Disallow usernames that look like IPv6 addresses

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/12782

Change #12782 restored by Thcipriani:

[mediawiki/core@master] Disallow usernames that look like IPv6 addresses

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/12782