In Release 8.5, the password credentials are protected by encryption. Passwords are hashed and salted with random values to ensure that they are secure.
Passwords for existing users are not encrypted by the upgrade process. However, if you edit a user's information or create a new user, the user's password is encrypted in the database. If you want to use plain text passwords, implement the following user exits to validate and store passwords as plain text:
This section describes the automated and manual migration processes for this functionality.
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