Which encryption method does Prestashop use for the password field and how does it do it?

Which encryption method does Prestashop use for the password field and how does it do it?
I want to encrypt the password field using the same technique as Prestashop.
Currently I am using this one:

$pass=md5($password);

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public static function encrypt($passwd)
{
return md5(_COOKIE_KEY_.$passwd);
}

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public static function hash($passwd)
{
return md5(_COOKIE_KEY_.$passwd);
}

In 1.6 `_COOKIE_KEY_` is defined in `/config/settings.inc.php`

In 1.7 it's defined in [/config/bootstrap.php][1]


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In 1.6 `_COOKIE_KEY_` is defined in `/config/settings.inc.php`

In 1.7 it is generated from this file `/config/bootstrap.php` but stored here `/app/config/parameters.php`

If you are trying to insert directly in database than select md5 first than paste `_COOKIE_KEY_` and type password.

After doing what Vividus says, you have to execute this query in **phpmyadmin**:

UPDATE ps_employee SET passwd=md5("COOKIE_KEY+Your_new_pass")
WHERE email="email_user


The "plus" sign does not go inside the quotes, it's all together `COOKIE_KEY` and your new password.