function Settings::getHashSalt

Same name and namespace in other branches
  1. 9 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Site/Settings.php \Drupal\Core\Site\Settings::getHashSalt()
  2. 10 core/lib/Drupal/Core/Site/Settings.php \Drupal\Core\Site\Settings::getHashSalt()
  3. 11.x core/lib/Drupal/Core/Site/Settings.php \Drupal\Core\Site\Settings::getHashSalt()

Gets a salt useful for hardening against SQL injection.

Return value

string A salt based on information in settings.php, not in the database.

Throws

\RuntimeException

9 calls to Settings::getHashSalt()
CsrfTokenGenerator::computeToken in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Access/CsrfTokenGenerator.php
Generates a token based on $value, the token seed, and the private key.
EntityAutocomplete::processEntityAutocomplete in core/lib/Drupal/Core/Entity/Element/EntityAutocomplete.php
Adds entity autocomplete functionality to a form element.
EntityAutocompleteTest::getAutocompleteResult in core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityAutocompleteTest.php
Returns the result of an Entity reference autocomplete request.
EntityAutocompleteTest::testSelectionSettingsHandling in core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Entity/EntityAutocompleteTest.php
Tests that missing or invalid selection setting key are handled correctly.
KernelTestBase::setUp in core/modules/simpletest/src/KernelTestBase.php
Performs setup tasks before each individual test method is run.

... See full list

File

core/lib/Drupal/Core/Site/Settings.php, line 166

Class

Settings
Read only settings that are initialized with the class.

Namespace

Drupal\Core\Site

Code

public static function getHashSalt() {
  $hash_salt = self::$instance->get('hash_salt');
  // This should never happen, as it breaks user logins and many other
  // services. Therefore, explicitly notify the user (developer) by throwing
  // an exception.
  if (empty($hash_salt)) {
    throw new \RuntimeException('Missing $settings[\'hash_salt\'] in settings.php.');
  }
  return $hash_salt;
}

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