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wp-password-bcrypt is a WordPress plugin to replace WP’s outdated and insecure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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