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Expand Up @@ -1358,6 +1358,11 @@ the password is simply run through the ``sha1`` algorithm one time and without
any extra encoding. You can now calculate the hashed password either programmatically
(e.g. ``hash('sha1', 'ryanpass')``) or via some online tool like `functions-online.com`_

.. tip::

Supported algorithms for this method depend on your PHP version.
A full list is available calling the PHP function :phpfunction:`hash_algos`.

If you're creating your users dynamically (and storing them in a database),
you can use even tougher hashing algorithms and then rely on an actual password
encoder object to help you encode passwords. For example, suppose your User
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