Title: Passwords Evolved
Author: Carl Alexander
Published: <strong>2 de Marzo de  2018</strong>
Last modified: 23 de Marzo de  2025

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# Passwords Evolved

 Por [Carl Alexander](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlalexander/)

[Descargar](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/passwords-evolved.1.4.0.zip)

 * [Detalles](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/passwords-evolved/#description)
 * [Reseñas](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/passwords-evolved/#reviews)
 * [Desarrollo](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/passwords-evolved/#developers)

 [Soporte](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/passwords-evolved/)

## Descripción

**Important Notice:** This plugin is no longer supported on wordpress.org. Please
open issues on [GitHub](https://github.com/carlalexander/passwords-evolved/issues).

The goal of this plugin is to shore up the WordPress authentication using standard
security practice recommendations. At this time, the plugin improves WordPress authentication
by doing the following:

#### Enforcing uncompromised passwords

This plugin prevents someone from using passwords that have appeared in data breaches.
Whenever someone logs into a WordPress site, it’ll verify their password using the
[Have I been pwned? API](https://haveibeenpwned.com/API/v2). If their password appeared
in a data breach, the plugin will prevent them from logging in until they reset 
their password.

By default, this level of enforcement is only done on an account that has the “[administrator](https://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#Administrator)”
role. You can change which roles have their passwords enforced from the settings
page. For people that have a role where there’s no password enforcement, the plugin
will show a warning when they log in with a compromised password.

The enforcement of uncompromised password also extends to when someone resets or
changes their password. That said, in those situations, using an uncompromised password
is mandatory. Someone will never be able to reset or change their password to one
that’s appeared in a security breach. (As long as the plugin is able to contact 
the API.)

#### Using stronger password hashing

The plugin also encrypts passwords using either the [bcrypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bcrypt)
and [Argon2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argon2) hashing functions. These are 
the strongest hashing functions available in PHP. Argon2 is available natively starting
with PHP 7.2, but the plugin can also encrypt passwords on older PHP versions using
the [libsodium](https://libsodium.org) compatibility layer introduced in WordPress
5.2.

You don’t have to do anything to convert your password hash to a stronger encryption
standard. The plugin will take care of converting it the next time that you log 
in after installing the plugin. If you decide to remove the plugin, your password
will continue working and remain encrypted until you reset it.

It’s also worth noting that using a stronger hashing function is only important 
in the advent of a data breach. A stronger password hashing function makes decrypting
the passwords from the data breach a lot harder to do. This combined with the enforcement
of uncompromised passwords will help ensure that those passwords are never decrypted.(
Or at least without significant effort.)

## FAQ

### Wait so are you sending my password to a 3rd party!?

No, the plugin never sends your full password to a 3rd party for verification. The
plugin only sends the first five characters of the [SHA-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sha1)
hashed password to a 3rd party. The 3rd party then sends back all passwords with
a hash that starts with those five characters.

The plugin then handles the rest of the password validation itself. It compares 
the SHA-1 hashed version of your password to the passwords returned by the 3rd party.
We call this process [k-anonymity](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-anonymity). (
You can read more about validating leaked passwords with it [here](https://blog.cloudflare.com/validating-leaked-passwords-with-k-anonymity/).)

## Reseñas

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Such a simple, yet brilliant, idea](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/such-a-simple-yet-brilliant-idea/)󠁿

 [Austin Ginder](https://profiles.wordpress.org/austinginder/) 22 de Junio de 2022

This simple protection check is an absolute must. Every WordPress website can benefit.
Highly recommend that WordPress core adopt this functionality.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/cd257f389c91f137dab25f343b527123e887135b01921ebb6206e40cfa2eb636?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great enhancement and well made](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-enhancement-and-well-made/)󠁿

 [Knut Sparhell](https://profiles.wordpress.org/knutsp/) 11 de Octubre de 2021

This seems to work very well, at least no issues – immediate or long term. A client
user was very surprised that “WordPress” could know their password was “pwned”, 
but thankful for the reminder. Beware that if you deactivate this plugin, users 
have to reset their passwords. So just keep it – for the enhanced security through
a modern and relatively simple plugin. Should be added to core, IMO.

 [ Leer los 2 comentarios ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/passwords-evolved/reviews/)

## Colaboradores & Desarrolladores

“Passwords Evolved” es software de código abierto. Las siguientes personas han contribuido
a este plugin.

Colaboradores

 *   [ Carl Alexander ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlalexander/)
 *   [ Celso Bessa ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/celsobessa/)
 *   [ Carsten Bach ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carstenbach/)
 *   [ riper81 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/riper81/)
 *   [ Cornel Raiu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cornelraiu-1/)

“Passwords Evolved” ha sido traducido en 4 idiomas. Gracias a [los traductores](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/passwords-evolved/contributors)
por sus contribuciones.

[Traduce “Passwords Evolved” a tu idioma.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/passwords-evolved)

### ¿Interesado en el desarrollo?

[Revisa el código](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/passwords-evolved/),
echa un vistazo al [repositorio SVN](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/passwords-evolved/),
o suscríbete al [registro de desarrollo](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/passwords-evolved/)
por [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/passwords-evolved/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Historial de cambios

#### 1.4.0

_Released: 2025-03-22_

 * Only define `wp_generate_password` for wordpress 6.8 or higher [carlalexander]
 * Add support for `wp_hash_password_algorithm` hook in wordpress 6.8 [carlalexander]

#### 1.3.4

_Released: 2024-11-27_

 * Update `wp_set_password` function to match current wordpress version [carlalexander]

#### 1.3.3

_Released: 2022-09-25_

 * Use different capabilities for admin pages so that they work when plugins directory
   isn’t writeable [carlalexander]

#### 1.3.2

_Released: 2022-04-19_

 * Add missing echo on `settings_saved` [cornelraiu-1]

#### 1.3.1

_Released: 2022-04-09_

 * Add `es_MX` and `es_CR` translations [riper81]

#### 1.3.0

_Released: 2021-03-21_

 * Remove call to api on every request [carlalexander]
 * Add informal (default) and formal german translations [carstenbach]

#### 1.2.0

_Released: 2020-01-03_

 * Fixed fatal error when installed as a mu-plugin [carlalexander]
 * Added support for libsodium [carlalexander]

#### 1.1.4

_Released: 2019-05-07_

 * Bump minimum PHP version to 5.6 [carlalexander]

#### 1.1.3

_Released: 2018-04-29_

 * Fixed missing `settings_saved` string in English translation [carlalexander]
 * Added missing echo when translating `settings_saved` string [carlalexander]

#### 1.1.2

_Released: 2018-03-21_

 * Added Brazilian Portuguese translation [celsobessa]
 * Reworked how the plugin handles its default translation [carlalexander]

#### 1.1.1

_Released: 2018-03-06_

Improved how the API client and password generator handled if the API was online
or not.

#### 1.1.0

_Released: 2018-03-01_

Reworked plugin to use the new version of the HIBP API (Have I been pwned? API) 
which supports k-anonymity. This allows the plugin to be used in production now.

#### 1.0.0

_Released: 2017-08-24_

Initial release

## Meta

 *  Versión **1.4.0**
 *  Última actualización **hace 1 año**
 *  Instalaciones activas **2,000+**
 *  Versión de WordPress ** 5.2 o superior **
 *  Probado hasta **6.8.0**
 *  Versión de PHP ** 5.6 o superior **
 *  Idiomas
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/passwords-evolved/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/passwords-evolved/),
   [Norwegian (Bokmål)](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/passwords-evolved/), [Polish](https://pl.wordpress.org/plugins/passwords-evolved/),
   y [Spanish (Mexico)](https://es-mx.wordpress.org/plugins/passwords-evolved/).
 *  [Traducir a tu idioma](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/passwords-evolved)
 * Etiquetas
 * [authentication](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/authentication/)[have-i-been-pwned](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/have-i-been-pwned/)
   [password](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/password/)[security](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/security/)
 *  [Vista Avanzada](https://cl.wordpress.org/plugins/passwords-evolved/advanced/)

## Calificaciones

 5 de 5 estrellas.

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## Colaboradores

 *   [ Carl Alexander ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carlalexander/)
 *   [ Celso Bessa ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/celsobessa/)
 *   [ Carsten Bach ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/carstenbach/)
 *   [ riper81 ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/riper81/)
 *   [ Cornel Raiu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cornelraiu-1/)

## Soporte

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