Replaces wp_hash_password and wp_check_password with PHP 5.5's password_hash and password_verify.
| Author: | Roots (profile at wordpress.org) |
| WordPress version required: | 4.4 |
| WordPress version tested: | 4.5.24 |
| Plugin version: | 1.0.3 |
| Added to WordPress repository: | 12-05-2016 |
| Last updated: | 21-07-2016
Warning! This plugin has not been updated in over 2 years. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress.
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| Rating, %: | 100 |
| Rated by: | 3 |
| Plugin URI: | https://roots.io |
| Total downloads: | 18 838 |
| Active installs: | 3 000+ |
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wp-password-bcrypt is a WordPress plugin to replace WP’s outdated and insecure
MD5-based password hashing with the modern and secure bcrypt.
It is written by roots.io people.
This plugin requires PHP >= 5.5.0 which introduced the built-in
password_hash and
password_verify functions.
See Improving WordPress Password Security
for more background on this plugin and the password hashing issue.
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