CVS messages

March 31, 2008

• Commit #108551 by Dries at 20:50
  Drupal: /CHANGELOG.txt 1.259
  Drupal: /includes/common.inc 1.762
  Drupal: /modules/user/user.install 1.8
  Drupal: /modules/user/user.module 1.898
  Drupal: /scripts/password-hash.sh 1.1

    - Patch #29706 by pwolanin, solardiz, et al: more secure password hashing.
    
      This is a big and important patch for Drupal's security.  We are switching
      to much stronger password hashes that are also compatible with the Portable
      PHP password hashing framework.
    
      The new password hashes defeat a number of attacks, including:
    
      - The ability to try candidate passwords against multiple hashes at once.
      - The ability to use pre-hashed lists of candidate passwords.
      - The ability to determine whether two users have the same (or different)
        password without actually having to guess one of the passwords.
    
      Also implemented a pluggable password hashing API (similar to how an alternate
      cache mechanism can be used) to allow developers to readily substitute an 
      alternative hashing and authentication scheme.
    
      Thanks all!