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Clarified how contrib.auth picks a password hasher for verification.

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Adam Johnson
2022-01-13 19:46:18 +00:00
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@@ -48,12 +48,16 @@ you're not sure, you probably don't. If you do, please read on:
Django chooses the algorithm to use by consulting the
:setting:`PASSWORD_HASHERS` setting. This is a list of hashing algorithm
classes that this Django installation supports. The first entry in this list
(that is, ``settings.PASSWORD_HASHERS[0]``) will be used to store passwords,
and all the other entries are valid hashers that can be used to check existing
passwords. This means that if you want to use a different algorithm, you'll
need to modify :setting:`PASSWORD_HASHERS` to list your preferred algorithm
first in the list.
classes that this Django installation supports.
For storing passwords, Django will use the first hasher in
:setting:`PASSWORD_HASHERS`. To store new passwords with a different algorithm,
put your preferred algorithm first in :setting:`PASSWORD_HASHERS`.
For verifying passwords, Django will find the hasher in the list that matches
the algorithm name in the stored password. If a stored password names an
algorithm not found in :setting:`PASSWORD_HASHERS`, trying to verify it will
raise ``ValueError``.
The default for :setting:`PASSWORD_HASHERS` is::