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IPReputation: Remove IPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown and associated logic
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Description

Summary

IPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown was added as a stopgap in the context of {T389727}. We don't need this variable anymore, and should remove the variable and the code that uses it.

Acceptance criteria

  • IPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown is removed, along with any code that relies on it
  • operations/mediawiki-config has IPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown removed

Event Timeline

Change #1238056 had a related patch set uploaded (by Kosta Harlan; author: Kosta Harlan):

[mediawiki/extensions/IPReputation@master] ConfirmEdit: Remove IPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1238056

Change #1238056 merged by jenkins-bot:

[mediawiki/extensions/IPReputation@master] ConfirmEdit: Remove IPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1238056

Change #1238713 had a related patch set uploaded (by STran; author: Kosta Harlan):

[mediawiki/extensions/IPReputation@wmf/1.46.0-wmf.14] ConfirmEdit: Remove IPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1238713

Change #1238713 abandoned by STran:

[mediawiki/extensions/IPReputation@wmf/1.46.0-wmf.14] ConfirmEdit: Remove IPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown

Reason:

bad rebase

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1238713

Change #1240227 had a related patch set uploaded (by Dreamy Jazz; author: Dreamy Jazz):

[operations/mediawiki-config@master] Drop $wgIPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1240227

Change #1240227 merged by jenkins-bot:

[operations/mediawiki-config@master] Drop $wgIPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/1240227

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2026-02-23T11:25:29Z] <dreamyjazz@deploy2002> Started scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1240227|Drop $wgIPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown (T416941)]]

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2026-02-23T11:27:44Z] <dreamyjazz@deploy2002> dreamyjazz: Backport for [[gerrit:1240227|Drop $wgIPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown (T416941)]] synced to the testservers (see https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mwdebug). Changes can now be verified there.

Mentioned in SAL (#wikimedia-operations) [2026-02-23T11:32:27Z] <dreamyjazz@deploy2002> Finished scap sync-world: Backport for [[gerrit:1240227|Drop $wgIPReputationEnableLoginCaptchaIfIPKnown (T416941)]] (duration: 06m 58s)