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The php-sodium extension provides strong encryption capabilities in an easy and consistent way. | The php-sodium extension provides strong encryption capabilities in an easy and consistent way. | ||
Note that, for sites not having the extension installed, a php-openssl based solution, considered suboptimal, is used, and this fallback will stop working in a few versions (Moodle 4.2). | Note that, for sites not having the extension installed, a php-openssl based solution, considered suboptimal, is used, and this fallback will stop working in a few versions (Moodle 4.2). See MDL-71421 for more details. | ||
Hence, it's highly recommended to start using php-sodium. | Hence, it's highly recommended to start using php-sodium. | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 6 May 2021
The php-sodium extension provides strong encryption capabilities in an easy and consistent way.
Note that, for sites not having the extension installed, a php-openssl based solution, considered suboptimal, is used, and this fallback will stop working in a few versions (Moodle 4.2). See MDL-71421 for more details.
Hence, it's highly recommended to start using php-sodium.
Please see https://www.php.net/manual/book.sodium.php
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