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diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/encryption.rst b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/encryption.rst index 5f0979da7..0c347604c 100644 --- a/user_guide_src/source/libraries/encryption.rst +++ b/user_guide_src/source/libraries/encryption.rst @@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ Encryption Library ################## +.. important:: DO NOT use this or any other *encryption* library for + user password storage! Passwords must be *hashed* instead, and you + should do that via PHP's own `Password Hashing extension + <http://php.net/password>`_. + The Encryption Library provides two-way data encryption. To do so in a cryptographically secure way, it utilizes PHP extensions that are unfortunately not always available on all systems. |