# Update Password Encryption Method

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-password-encryption-method/316314
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [July 15, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-password-encryption-method/316314 "2024-07-15T11:54:35Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/update-password-encryption-method/316314/4 "2024-07-15T16:52:10Z")

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You want to make your changes in a plugin. If you want to fork Discourse and try to maintain that separately you’ll be very, very, sorry, if history is any indicator.

What problem are you trying to solve with passwords stored as an MD5 hashh? As suggested already, the whole internet seems to agree that MD5 is not encryption and not suitable for storing passwords.

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