If your Joomla site has older user accounts from previous versions of Joomla, their passwords may be MD5 encrypted - and that is not good. In this video we see how to tell if your user passwords are MD5 encrypted.
- Title: "(1) How to Tell if Joomla User Passwords are Insecurely MD5 Encrypted - 🛠 MM #266 - YouTube"
- Transcript:
- Discussing old user accounts from previous Joomla versions as security risks.
- Tutorial about identifying insecurely MD5 encrypted passwords in Joomla.
- Sponsored by mysites.guru.
- Presenter: Tim Davis, a Joomla enthusiast.
- Offers Joomla extensions, tools, and maintenance tips.
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This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . - Demonstrates Joomla 4 installation with MD5 hashed passwords.
- MD5 hashing is not secure for passwords.
- Mysites.guru tool checks for MD5 hashed passwords and warns if found.
- Demonstrates weak passwords used by some users.
- Shows how to fix the issue in Joomla 4.
- Two options to fix: Change password directly or require a password reset.
- Batch option available to force multiple users to reset passwords.
- Custom solutions may be needed based on the site and users.
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