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.. _deprecation-85027:

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Deprecation: #85027 - SaltedPasswordsUtility::isUsageEnabled()
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See :issue:`85027`

Description
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The following method of the saltedpasswords extension has been marked as deprecated:

* :php:`TYPO3\CMS\saltedpasswords\Utility\SaltedPasswordsUtility::isUsageEnabled()`, it always returns TRUE.


Impact
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Relying on clear-text password storage has been dropped, passwords are always stored as salted password hashes.


Affected Installations
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Instances that use third party authentication mechanisms may be affected by the change.
The extension scanner will find usages.


Migration
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Use the authentication services documented in the core API to not rely on clear-text password storage and the method mentioned above.

.. index:: Database, Frontend, LocalConfiguration, PHP-API, FullyScanned, ext:saltedpasswords
