Manual:$wgPasswordDefault

Access: $wgPasswordDefault
Default password type to use when hashing user passwords.
Introduced in version:	1.24.0
Removed in version:	still in use
Allowed values:	string
Default value:	pbkdf2

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§Details

Default password type to use when hashing user passwords.

§How to use it

1. Check the DefaultSettings.php in the includes folder for the available and preset password encryption types.
2. Add $wgPasswordDefault = ; with the parameter to the LocalSettings.php in case you want to change the encryption
   1. Example: $wgPasswordDefault = 'B';
3. In order for the password to be saved in a new format, one login from each user has to be done. This way the database is updated.
4. Check the MySQL-database whether the new format has been applied to the fields.
   1. Example: Select user_password from wikidbname.user where user_password like ':B:%';

§See also

• $wgPasswordConfig