PingDS 7.5.1

Bcrypt Password Storage Scheme

The Bcrypt Password Storage Scheme provides a mechanism for encoding user passwords using the bcrypt message digest algorithm.

This scheme contains an implementation for the user password syntax, with a storage scheme name of "BCRYPT".

Parent

The Bcrypt Password Storage Scheme object inherits from Password Storage Scheme.

Bcrypt Password Storage Scheme properties

You can use configuration expressions to set property values at startup time. For details, see Property value substitution.

Basic Properties Advanced Properties

bcrypt-cost
enabled
rehash-policy

java-class

Basic properties

Use the --advanced option to access advanced properties.

bcrypt-cost

Synopsis

The cost parameter specifies a key expansion iteration count as a power of two. A default value of 12 (2^12 iterations) is considered in 2016 as a reasonable balance between responsiveness and security for regular users.

Description

By default, changes to this setting impact only newly created and updated passwords. However, if the rehash-policy is set to always or only-increase, it causes the server to recalculate each user’s password hash on their next authentication, and write the new hash to the user’s entry on disk. Changing the number of iterations therefore leads to a short-term spike in CPU and disk use as the server updates each user’s password when they next authenticate. Longer term, increasing this settings results in more secure passwords at the expense of longer response times and lower throughput.

Default value

12

Allowed values

An integer.

Lower limit: 4.

Upper limit: 30.

Multi-valued

No

Required

No

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

No

enabled

Synopsis

Indicates whether the Password Storage Scheme is enabled for use.

Default value

None

Allowed values

true

false

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

No

rehash-policy

Synopsis

Indicates whether the server should rehash passwords after the cost has been changed.

Description

Passwords will be rehashed when a user successfully authenticates. Note that rehashing will increase the write load on the server.

Default value

never

Allowed values

  • always: Rehash passwords when the cost is increased or decreased.

  • never: Never rehash passwords when the cost changes. Only rehash passwords when the password is modified.

  • only-increase: Only rehash passwords when the cost has been increased (do not downgrade the security of the hashed password).

Multi-valued

No

Required

No

Admin action required

None

Advanced

No

Read-only

No

Advanced properties

Use the --advanced option to access advanced properties.

java-class

Synopsis

Specifies the fully-qualified name of the Java class that provides the Bcrypt Password Storage Scheme implementation.

Default value

org.opends.server.extensions.BcryptPasswordStorageScheme

Allowed values

A Java class that extends or implements:

  • org.opends.server.api.PasswordStorageScheme

Multi-valued

No

Required

Yes

Admin action required

None

Advanced

Yes

Read-only

No