Title: Password encryption Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Password encryption * [michael walker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michael-walker/) * (@michael-walker) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-encryption-2/) * Can anyone tell me what system WordPress uses to encrypt users passwords? Is it MD5? I am trying to use WP’s user tables to authenticate users of another program. I had thought this info might be in the documentation, somewhere, but I can’t find it. Many thanks in advance for any assistance. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-encryption-2/#post-2031854) * It uses it’s own PHP password class. * Thread Starter [michael walker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michael-walker/) * (@michael-walker) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-encryption-2/#post-2031869) * Thank you. In that case, I don’t think my plan to use it in this fashionh is going to work. Thanks again for your prompt reply. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-encryption-2/#post-2031925) * No problem. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘Password encryption’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [encryption](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/encryption/) * [password](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/password/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/password-encryption-2/#post-2031925) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics