Replaces wp_hash_password and wp_check_password with PHP 5.5's password_hash and password_verify.
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WP PlugIndex currently records Password bcrypt version 1.0.3 as active, updated 10y ago and tested up to WordPress 4.5.
wp-password-bcrypt is a WordPress plugin to replace WP’s outdated and insecure
MD5-based password hashing with the modern and secure bcrypt.
io people.
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.
Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 4.5.
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No tracked version or compatibility changes have been recorded by WP PlugIndex yet.
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