PASSWORD(string)

Description: Encrypts string as a MySQL password, returning the encrypted result.

The encryption method is that used in the MySQL user grant table and is not reversible.

Example:

  • PASSWORD('mySecret') returns 6870d782135294c9.

See also: ENCODE(), ENCRYPT(), MD5()

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