[Koha-bugs] [Bug 9611] New: Changing the password hashing algorithm from MD5 to more secure Bcrypt

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Thu Feb 14 01:29:12 CET 2013


http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=9611

            Bug ID: 9611
           Summary: Changing the password hashing algorithm from MD5 to
                    more secure Bcrypt
    Classification: Unclassified
 Change sponsored?: ---
           Product: Koha
           Version: unspecified
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P5 - low
         Component: Authentication
          Assignee: gmcharlt at gmail.com
          Reporter: srikanth at catalyst.net.nz
                CC: dpavlin at rot13.org

In the current version of Koha, the passwords are stored as md5 hashes. MD5
hashing has its limitations, changing the hashing method to Bcrypt will improve
in more secure password storage.

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