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authorAndrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net>2015-02-24 19:25:16 +0100
committerAndrey Andreev <narf@devilix.net>2015-02-24 19:25:16 +0100
commitf1ca865e0a7aea02061be5d59a49b2a222a27085 (patch)
tree7cb4b81a99c38b03d714793be885ea853285b172 /user_guide_src/source/general
parentabc8f00465beb4cb99cc533ab2dbf3cb4191cbbe (diff)
[ci skip] Add a note about pbkdf2 in security guide
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@@ -133,6 +133,10 @@ with that. Please read below.
provides them for you as long as you're running at least PHP version
5.3.7 (and if you don't meet that requirement - please, upgrade).
+ If you're one of the really unlucky people who can't even upgrade to a
+ more recent PHP version, use `hash_pbkdf() <http://php.net/hash_pbkdf2>`,
+ which we also provide in our compatibility layer.
+
- DO NOT ever display or send a password in plain-text format!
Even to the password's owner, if you need a "Forgotten password"