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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst index 292c1de9d..59df7c303 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/installation/upgrade_300.rst @@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ The SHA1 library The previously deprecated SHA1 library has been removed, alter your code to use PHP's native ``sha1()`` function to generate a SHA1 hash. -Additionally, the ``sha1()`` method in the :doc:`Encryption Library <../libraries/encryption>` has been removed. +Additionally, the ``sha1()`` method in the :doc:`Encrypt Library <../libraries/encrypt>` has been removed. The EXT constant ================ @@ -333,6 +333,24 @@ Smiley helper js_insert_smiley() :doc:`Smiley Helper <../helpers/smiley_helper>` function ``js_insert_smiley()`` has been deprecated since CodeIgniter 1.7.2 and is now removed. You'll need to switch to ``smiley_js()`` instead. +The Encrypt library +=================== + +Following numerous vulnerability reports, the :doc:`Encrypt Library <../libraries/encrypt>` has +been deprecated and a new, :doc:`Encryption Library <../libraries/encryption>` is added to take +its place. + +The new library requires either the `MCrypt extension <http://php.net/mcrypt>`_ (and /dev/urandom +availability) or PHP 5.3.3 and the `OpenSSL extension <http://php.net/openssl>`_. +While this might be rather inconvenient, it is a requirement that allows us to have properly +implemented cryptographic functions. + +.. note:: The :doc:`Encrypt Library <../libraries/encrypt>` is still available for the purpose + of keeping backwards compatibility. + +.. important:: You are strongly encouraged to switch to the new :doc:`Encryption Library + <../libraries/encryption>` as soon as possible! + Database drivers 'mysql', 'sqlite', 'mssql', 'pdo/dblib' ======================================================== |