[Documentation] Migrating md5 to Vanilla passwords

BeerAdvocate

Greetings -

We have an existing database of users (custom) that we'd like to migrate over to Vanilla to streamline the login process, etc. Existing passwords were generated using md5. I understand that there's some form of auto-conversion at login, but was wondering what we should set the "HashMethod" to, etc.

Thanks.

Todd

Here's what you do:

1. Specify a hash method of django.
2. When you export the passwords add md5$$ before the password. Note the two dollar signs. In MySQL you'd use concat('md5$$', u.PasswordHash) where PasswordHash is the name of the password column in your old database.

Todd

Here's what you do:

1. Specify a hash method of django.
2. When you export the passwords add md5$$ before the password. Note the two dollar signs. In MySQL you'd use concat('md5$$', u.PasswordHash) where PasswordHash is the name of the password column in your old database.

BeerAdvocate

Thanks Todd! I'll give that a try.

BeerAdvocate

Worked. Most awesome. Thanks again.