mcrypt is deprecated, what is the alternative?

Question

The mcrypt-extension is deprecated will be removed in PHP 7.2 according to the comment posted here. So I am looking for an alternative way to encrypt passwords.

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Answer 1

You can use phpseclib pollyfill package. You can not use open ssl or libsodium for encrypt/decrypt with rijndael 256. Another issue, you don't need replacement any code.