Index: modules/simpletest/simpletest.pages.inc
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/simpletest/simpletest.pages.inc,v
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -p -r1.29 simpletest.pages.inc
--- modules/simpletest/simpletest.pages.inc	30 Apr 2010 19:12:38 -0000	1.29
+++ modules/simpletest/simpletest.pages.inc	15 May 2010 19:53:07 -0000
@@ -428,6 +428,9 @@ function simpletest_result_status_image(
 
 /**
  * Provides settings form for SimpleTest variables.
+ *
+ * @ingroup forms
+ * @see simpletest_settings_form_validate()
  */
 function simpletest_settings_form($form, &$form_state) {
   $form['general'] = array(
@@ -473,10 +476,28 @@ function simpletest_settings_form($form,
     '#default_value' => variable_get('simpletest_httpauth_username', ''),
   );
   $form['httpauth']['simpletest_httpauth_password'] = array(
-    '#type' => 'textfield',
+    '#type' => 'password',
     '#title' => t('Password'),
-    '#default_value' => variable_get('simpletest_httpauth_password', ''),
+    '#description' => variable_get('simpletest_httpauth_password') ? t('To change the password, enter the new password here.') : NULL,
   );
 
   return system_settings_form($form);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Validation handler for simpletest_settings_form().
+ */
+function simpletest_settings_form_validate($form, &$form_state) {
+  // If a username was provided but a password wasn't, preserve the existing
+  // password.
+  if (!empty($form_state['values']['simpletest_httpauth_username']) && empty($form_state['values']['simpletest_httpauth_password'])) {
+    $form_state['values']['simpletest_httpauth_password'] = variable_get('simpletest_httpauth_password', '');
+  }
+
+  // If a password was provided but a username wasn't, the credentials are
+  // incorrect, so throw an error.
+  if (empty($form_state['values']['simpletest_httpauth_username']) && !empty($form_state['values']['simpletest_httpauth_password'])) {
+    form_set_error('simpletest_httpauth_username', t('HTTP authentication credentials must include a username in addition to a password.'));
+  }
+}
+