[wp-trac] Re: [WordPress Trac] #5367: Wordpress cookie authentication vulnerability

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#5367: Wordpress cookie authentication vulnerability
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 Reporter:  sjmurdoch                |        Owner:  westi   
     Type:  defect                   |       Status:  assigned
 Priority:  normal                   |    Milestone:  2.4     
Component:  Security                 |      Version:  2.3.1   
 Severity:  normal                   |   Resolution:          
 Keywords:  security, password, md5  |  
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Comment (by sjmurdoch):

 Replying to [comment:29 ryan]:
 > (data)k requires two-way encryption.  We have that only if the mcrypt
 module is available.

 It would be possible to build two-way encryption out of MD5, if needed. It
 won't be as efficient as AES but should not be an issue in practice.

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