RT 4.0.2 ExternalAuth and phpbb3

RT Users
1

Hi,

I would like to use phpbb3 base to auth to my RT.

Problem is here:

SiteConfig.pm

The Perl package & subroutine used to encrypt passwords

                                                    # e.g. if the

passwords are stored using the MySQL v3.23 “PASSWORD”
# function,
then you will need Crypt::MySQL::password, but for the
# MySQL4+
password function you will need Crypt::MySQL::password41
Alternatively, you could use Digest::MD5::md5_hex or any other
# encryption
subroutine you can load in your perl installation
‘p_enc_pkg’
=> ‘Crypt::MySQL’,
‘p_enc_sub’
=> ‘password41’,

I’m not sure which function I should use.

Best
Adrian Stelmaszyk

2

Hi,

I would like to use phpbb3 base to auth to my RT.

Problem is here:

SiteConfig.pm

The Perl package & subroutine used to encrypt passwords

                                                   # e.g. if the

passwords are stored using the MySQL v3.23 “PASSWORD”
# function,
then you will need Crypt::MySQL::password, but for the
# MySQL4+
password function you will need Crypt::MySQL::password41
#
Alternatively, you could use Digest::MD5::md5_hex or any other
# encryption
subroutine you can load in your perl installation
‘p_enc_pkg’
=> ‘Crypt::MySQL’,
‘p_enc_sub’
=> ‘password41’,

I’m not sure which function I should use.

–
Best
Adrian Stelmaszyk

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Assuming phpbb use this password library
Portable PHP password hashing ("password encryption") framework, as suggested in this post
phpBB • How to Encrypt password with the new system?.
Then you could probably use that library’s perl port available here
Authen::Passphrase::PHPass - passphrases using the phpass algorithm - metacpan.org
to authenticate your users.

Otherwise I’m guessing you will have to port phpbb’s hashing function
to perl using the version that came with your phpbb as reference.

Cheers.

Carlos Ramos