It is enabled by default, but can be turned off if you want to only use
some other form of authentication, such as [[httpauth]] or [[openid]].
+
+When the *account\_creation\_password* configuration option is enabled with
+a pass-phrase, this plugin supports an "account creation password" as a
+simplistic anti-spam measure.
+(Some wikis edited by a particular group use an account creation password
+as an "ask an existing member to get an account" system.)
+
+