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User Field Type

This Field Type validates and stores information about a user.

Name	Internal name	Expected input
User	ezuser	ignored

PHP API Field Type

Value Object

Property	Type	Description	Example
hasStoredLogin	boolean	Denotes if user has stored login.	true
contentId	int|string	ID of the Content item corresponding to the user.	42
login	string	Username.	john
email	string	The user's email address.	[email protected]
passwordHash	string	Hash of the user's password.	1234567890abcdef
passwordHashType	mixed	Algorithm user for generating password hash as a PASSWORD_HASH_* constant defined in eZ\Publish\Core\Repository\Values\User\User class.	User::PASSWORD_HASH_PHP_DEFAULT
maxLogin	int	Maximum number of concurrent logins.	1000

Available password hash types

Constant	Description
eZ\Publish\Core\Repository\Values\User\User::DEFAULT_PASSWORD_HASH	Default password hash, used when none is specified, may change over time.
eZ\Publish\Core\Repository\Values\User\User::PASSWORD_HASH_PHP_DEFAULT	Passwords hashed by PHP's default algorithm, which may change over time.
eZ\Publish\Core\Repository\Values\User\User::PASSWORD_HASH_BCRYPT	Bcrypt hash of the password.

Caution

Using the MD5-based deprecated hash types is a security risk, because if the hashes are leaked, they are too easily broken by brute-force attacks. The plaintext type offers no security. It was only ever intended for testing, and should never be used now.

We strongly recommend switching to one of the new hash types. If you do, it will be used for new users. Existing users will also have their hashes updated to the new type when they log in. (A mass update of all hashes is not possible, because this requires knowing the passwords, which only the users themselves do.)

Removal notice: https://doc.ibexa.co/en/latest/releases/ez_platform_v3.0_deprecations/#password-hashes