| MediaWiki version: | ≥ 1.24 |
| MediaWiki file: wrapOldPasswords.php | |
|---|---|
| Location: | maintenance/ |
| Source code: | master • 1.40.0 • 1.39.4 • 1.35.11 |
| Classes: | WrapOldPasswords |
Details
wrapOldPasswords.php file is a maintenance script to wrap all passwords of a certain type in a specified layered type that wraps around the old type.
If necessary, the old MD5 hashing can be restored by changing $wgPasswordDefault to 'B'.
This maintenance script can wrap all passwords in 'pbkdf2-legacyA' or 'pbkdf2-legacyB' if you do not want to wait for your users to log in.
Options/Arguments
| Option | Description | Required? |
|---|---|---|
| --type | Type to convert to. This must be one of the layered types from $wgPasswordConfig, meaning either pbkdf2-legacyA or pbkdf2-legacyB. | Required |
| --verbose | Create verbose output during execution. | Optional |
| --update | Actually wrap passwords | Optional |
Usage
php maintenance/wrapOldPasswords.php --type PasswordConfigKey [ --verbose| --update ]
Dry run
Terminal
$ php maintenance/wrapOldPasswords.php --type pbkdf2-legacyA 7 user rows found using old password formats. Run script again with --update to update these rows
Updating the password
Terminal
$ php maintenance/wrapOldPasswords.php --type pbkdf2-legacyA --update 7 users rows updated.
See also
- Manual:$wgPasswordConfig
- Manual:$wgPasswordDefault
- Manual:ChangePassword.php
- Manual:deleteLocalPasswords.php
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