function user_hash_password

Hash a password using a secure hash.

Parameters

$password: A plain-text password.

$count_log2: Optional integer to specify the iteration count. Generally used only during mass operations where a value less than the default is needed for speed.

Return value

A string containing the hashed password (and a salt), or FALSE on failure.

6 calls to user_hash_password()
PasswordHashingTest::testLongPassword in modules/simpletest/tests/password.test
Verifies that passwords longer than 512 bytes are not hashed.
PasswordHashingTest::testPasswordHashing in modules/simpletest/tests/password.test
Test password hashing.
UpdateScriptFunctionalTest::testUpdateAccess in modules/system/system.test
Tests access to the update script.
UserCancelTestCase::testUserCancelUid1 in modules/user/user.test
Tests that user account for uid 1 cannot be cancelled.
user_save in modules/user/user.module
Save changes to a user account or add a new user.

... See full list

File

includes/password.inc, line 211

Code

function user_hash_password($password, $count_log2 = 0) {
    if (empty($count_log2)) {
        // Use the standard iteration count.
        $count_log2 = variable_get('password_count_log2', DRUPAL_HASH_COUNT);
    }
    return _password_crypt('sha512', $password, _password_generate_salt($count_log2));
}

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