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Loose string comparison during new password activation

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      Although request_var() takes care of casting user input to the appropriate type, when comparing strings in a security context, it is required to use strict comparison (===). This is because e.g. "10" == "1e1" evaluates to true which might weaken security properties (e.g. when comparing to a random string).

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              bantu Andreas Fischer [X] (Inactive)
              imkingdavid David King [X] (Inactive)
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