Fix bcrypt errors preventing users from being able to log in (#19101)

2025-10-28 11:16:02 +01:00
parent 1271e896b5
commit db9a61c30f
5 changed files with 19 additions and 6 deletions
--- a/schema/synapse-config.schema.yaml
+++ b/schema/synapse-config.schema.yaml
@@ -4695,8 +4695,9 @@ properties:
      pepper:
        type: ["string", "null"]
        description: >-
-          Set the value here to a secret random string for extra security. DO
-          NOT CHANGE THIS AFTER INITIAL SETUP!
+          A secret random string that will be appended to user's passwords
+          before they are hashed. This improves the security of short passwords.
+          DO NOT CHANGE THIS AFTER INITIAL SETUP!
        default: null
      policy:
        type: object