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wp-bcrypt

wp bcrypt switches WordPress's password hashes from MD5 to bcrypt, making it harder for them to be brute-forced if they are leaked.

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Tested up to WordPress 3.9
Current version1.0.1
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 3.9
Minimum stackWP 3.4 · PHP —
Directory statusactive
Last directory update5 Jun 201412y ago
Active installations200Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org rating5.0 / 5 from 4 ratings
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records wp-bcrypt version 1.0.1 as active, updated 12y ago and tested up to WordPress 3.9.

Overview

About this plugin

WordPress uses phpass to store passwords. Because WordPress has to work everywere, it uses the portable version of phpass,

which uses MD5 to hash passwords. MD5 is not a very good hashing algorithm for passwords, because it’s relatively fast.

This plugin switches over to bcrypt, which is the algorithm recommended by phpass, and is a much better option for password

storage because it is much slower to produce. This makes it much harder for an attacker who’s managed to access your hashed

passwords to obtain plain text passwords by brute-forcing, or by trying passwords from a dictionary.

0 or newer

Be aware that if you use this plugin and then move to a host that does not support bcrypt, you will need to reset any user

account that you want to log in with.

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Plugin tags

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  • passwords
  • security
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested up to WordPress 3.9

Not yet marked as tested with WordPress 7.1. WordPress.org currently lists Tested up to 3.9.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to3.9
Minimum requirementsWordPress 3.4 · PHP not listed
Update activity5 Jun 201412y ago

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