Question: what is an unverified user and what are the pass phrases? 

Answer: On a website that requires signing in, if you type a screen name with the wrong password you're an"unverified user". If you've forgotten your password and ask the website's administrator to reset it or give it to you they will ask for a "pass phrase", a phrase selected by whoever opened the account, like your mother's maiden name is...
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