[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #21022: Use bcrypt for password hashing; updating old hashes

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#21022: Use bcrypt for password hashing; updating old hashes
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 Reporter:  th23                                 |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement                          |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
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Component:  Security                             |     Version:  3.4
 Severity:  major                                |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  2nd-opinion has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:
  dev-feedback                                   |
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Comment (by fancsali):

 Replying to [comment:126 my1xt]:
 > @SergeyBiryukov I think we can ax phpass altogether in new versions now
 that WP is committed to use recent PHP versions, and in fact that oldest
 version stated to work is something in 5.6
 >
 > https://wordpress.org/about/requirements/
 > "WordPress also works with PHP 5.6.20"
 >
 > or was WP downgrading ever a thing?

 +1 ;)

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