/**
* Generates a random password drawn from the defined set of characters
* @return string the password
*/
function bb_generate_password($length = 12, $special_chars = true)
{
return nxt_Pass::generate_password($length, $special_chars);
}
/**
* set_password() - Updates the user's password with a new encrypted one
*
* For integration with other applications, this function can be
* overwritten to instead use the other package password checking
* algorithm.
*
* @since 2.5
* @uses nxt_Pass::hash_password() Used to encrypt the user's password before passing to the database
*
* @param string $password The plaintext new user password
* @param int $user_id User ID
*/
function set_password($password, $user_id)
{
$user = $this->get_user($user_id);
if (!$user || is_nxt_error($user)) {
return $user;
}
$user_id = $user->ID;
$hash = nxt_Pass::hash_password($password);
$this->update_user($user->ID, array('user_pass' => $password));
}
/**
* Generates a random password drawn from the defined set of characters
*
* @since nxt 2.5
*
* @param int $length The length of password to generate
* @param bool $special_chars Whether to include standard special characters
* @return string The random password
*/
function generate_password($length = 12, $special_chars = true)
{
$chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789';
if ($special_chars) {
$chars .= '!@#$%^&*()';
}
$password = '';
for ($i = 0; $i < $length; $i++) {
$password .= substr($chars, nxt_Pass::rand(0, strlen($chars) - 1), 1);
}
return $password;
}