[Zope] Re: Exporting portal member data to csv

[Laurence Rowe]

This is because since PlonePAS integration the user password is no 
longer stored, instead a hash of the password is stored instead (much 
better for security!) This means it is impossible to get the original 
password back.

If you do have a need to remind users of their passwords then you must 
record the original password somewhere else.

Laurence

hpinson at indepthl.com wrote:
> I'm having the same problem. 
> 
> Zope 2.9.6 and Plone 2.5.2 
> 
> Method is describe here:
> 
> http://zopelabs.com/cookbook/1140753093
> 
> The line: 
> 
> password = user._getPassword()
> 
> ...no longer works.
> 
> I can remove that one line, and export to CSV works fine.
> 
> Obtaining a username / password list is actually pretty important in 
> our use case (patron users routinely forget both their username and 
> password and don't like (hate) having their password reset). I miss 
> being able to get the password info.  I know it is not good security 
> practive to allow this.
> 
> I was told by a more knowlegable Plone developer that obtaining the 
> passwords to csv is no longer possible for this security concern.  I 
> don't know if that is true or not.
> 
>