Account Protection: Add custom password strength meter

[dkmyta]

Description

Replaces the core password strength meter UI—found in password management UIs (add new user, update profile, and password reset forms)—with a branded Jetpack strength meter that applies a custom set of password validation rules. We can enqueue our own JS to run on top of the core validation (using its set as an additional check) and our set to further harden to validation process without needing change the form submission flow or any major core functionality.

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• Have you written new tests for your changes, if applicable?
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Jetpack product discussion

• https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-scan-team/issues/1642
• https://github.com/Automattic/jetpack-scan-team/issues/1640

Does this pull request change what data or activity we track or use?

• No

Testing instructions:

• Checkout this branch using JT
• Load Protect or Jetpack and enable Account Protection
• Attempt to:
  • Create a new user - /wp-admin/user-new.php
  • Edit an existing user (not your current user) - /wp-admin/user-edit.php?user_id=<user_id>
  • Edit your user - /wp-admin/profile.php
  • Reset your user password - /wp-login.php?action=lostpassword
• Ensure the password input detects in invalid password and that you are able to effectively bypass the warnings

Screenshots

profile.php (user-specific):

new-user.php (non user-specific):

edit-user.php (non user-specific):

action=rp || action=resetpass (non user-specific):

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• To test on WoA, go to the Plugins menu on a WordPress.com Simple site. Click on the "Upload" button and follow the upgrade flow to be able to upload, install, and activate the Jetpack Beta plugin. Once the plugin is active, go to Jetpack > Jetpack Beta, select your plugin, and enable the add/packages/account-protection-password-strength-meter branch.

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