Importing Clients MD5 issues

[Henrik]

Hello There Prestashoppers,

     I am building a shop and I need to import customers. Once this is done the customers need to login.

I have several options:  

   a) insert an MD5 password in the database. However I understand it is not that easy since prestashop salts and encrypts. How do I generate the bulk hash and salted passwords? 

    b) send  an email asking them to change their password. How do I do that is bulk?

    Any ideas of how to do it?

 

Thanks

[selectshop.at]

a) you can't. It is not possible to decrypt salted MD5 hashed paswords. Salt means that DB is using a random encryption.

b) add on header of your page a notice, that you moved to new software, or updated the software and old passwords are not working anymore. Users need to use "new password" option to  login into their accounts now.

[Henrik]

Hi Selectshop.at,

     Thanks for the suggestion. I will send an email to the user saying they need to recreate a new password.

Regards

 

henrik

[Martijn++]

Hello Henrik,

a correct import of customer passwords is quite easy. Just follow @DataKick's advices in this thread: https://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/621031-solved-passwords-do-not-work-after-migrating-customers-to-another-shop/

Edited August 25, 2019 by Martijn++ (see edit history)