# Password hash algorithm

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-hash-algorithm/128608>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 15, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-hash-algorithm/128608 "2019-09-15T00:17:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![csmu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/csmu/32/124581_2.png) [@csmu](https://meta.discourse.org/u/csmu)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2019, 12:17am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/password-hash-algorithm/128608/1 "2019-09-15T00:17:22Z")

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I’m looking to be able to use the stored password hashes from discourse in a htpassword file for another app.

What password hashing algorithm does discourse use?

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