[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21022: Allow bcrypt to be enabled via filter for pass hashing

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#21022: Allow bcrypt to be enabled via filter for pass hashing
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 Reporter:  th23                                 |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
Component:  Security                             |  Release
 Severity:  normal                               |     Version:  3.4
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion has-patch needs-testing  |  Resolution:
  4.9-early                                      |     Focuses:
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Comment (by KalenJohnson):

 Replying to [comment:88 tobivreal]:
 > Use PHPs password_hash, seriously. How is phpass and md5 still used in
 2017??

 Because WordPress won't support as a minimum PHP 5.5 (when password_hash
 became available) until 2025 or so... possibly 2026, we'll see.

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