function backdrop_get_hash_salt

1 common.inc backdrop_get_hash_salt()

Gets a salt useful for hardening against SQL injection.

Return value

A salt based on information in settings.php, not in the database.:

11 calls to backdrop_get_hash_salt()

BackdropWebTestCase::backdropGetToken in core/modules/simpletest/backdrop_web_test_case.php: Generate a token for the currently logged in user.
backdrop_get_token in core/includes/common.inc: Generates a token based on $value, the user session, and the private key.
drupal_get_hash_salt in core/includes/drupal.inc: Gets a salt useful for hardening against SQL injection.
file_ajax_upload in core/modules/file/file.module: Ajax callback: Processes file uploads and deletions.
file_field_widget_process in core/modules/file/file.field.inc: Render API callback: Processes a file_generic field element.

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File

core/includes/common.inc, line 5911: Common functions that many Backdrop modules will need to reference.

Code

function backdrop_get_hash_salt() {
  global $databases;
  $hash_salt = settings_get('hash_salt');

  // If the hash_salt setting is empty, a hash of the serialized
  // database credentials is used as a fallback salt.
  return empty($hash_salt) ? hash('sha256', serialize($databases)) : $hash_salt;
}