The functionality for a user to reset their own password is already built into CE.
To maintain a secure system, no one, not even administrators should be able to see what a users password is. CE does a great job of this by hashing this information, and also providing users with a way to reset their information if it is lost. -- Levi Rosol Twitter: @LeviRosol On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 1:47 PM, Carl Fyffe <[email protected]> wrote: > > Your exac request isn't possible because he passwords are not > encrypted, they are hashed, which is basically a one way encryption > that is very fast. Everytime a user does a login, the submitted > password is rehashed and the result is checked against what is stored. > > I would suggest creating a way for the users to "reset" their > password. This would create a new random password and email it to the > address you have in the system. Hen, when they login, they can change > their password to something more memorable. This would take you out of > the loop at least. > > On 6/12/09, LostyJai <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I keep of getting users emailing me regarding their passwords not > > working. > > > > This usually is a human error, but I wish to be able to see the users > > passwords and be able to tell them that they've entered their > > passwords incorrectly. > > > > How would I go about unencrypting the passwords stored in the > > database? > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CommunityEngine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/communityengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
