Manual:Hooks/UserComparePasswords
 | This feature was removed from MediaWiki core in version 1.24.0. Please see the password hashing API in MediaWiki for an alternative way to use this feature. |
| UserComparePasswords | |
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| Available from version 1.14.0 (r44815, codereview) Removed in version 1.24.0 Called when checking passwords. | |
| Define function: | public static function onUserComparePasswords( &$hash, &$password, &$userId, &$result ) { ... }
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| Attach hook: | In extension.json:
{
"Hooks": {
"UserComparePasswords": "MediaWiki\\Extension\\MyExtension\\Hooks::onUserComparePasswords"
}
}
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| Called from: | File(s): User.php |
| Interface: | UserComparePasswordsHook.php |
For more information about attaching hooks, see Manual:Hooks.
For examples of extensions using this hook, see Category:UserComparePasswords extensions.
Details[edit]
This hook was removed in Gerrit change 77645 as part of the RFC for improving the storage of passwords.
Return false to override the default password checks.
- &$hash: String of the password hash (from the database)
- &$password: String of the plaintext password the user entered
- &$userId: Integer of the user's ID or boolean false if the user ID was not supplied
- &$result: If the hook returns false, this boolean value will be checked to determine if the password was valid