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diff --git a/docs/topics/auth/passwords.txt b/docs/topics/auth/passwords.txt
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@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ algorithm.
output)``. For example:
``bcrypt$$2a$12$NT0I31Sa7ihGEWpka9ASYrEFkhuTNeBQ2xfZskIiiJeyFXhRgS.Sy``.
+.. _increasing-password-algorithm-work-factor:
+
Increasing the work factor
--------------------------
@@ -167,6 +169,8 @@ default PBKDF2 algorithm:
That's it -- now your Django install will use more iterations when it
stores passwords using PBKDF2.
+.. _password-upgrades:
+
Password upgrading
------------------
@@ -181,6 +185,10 @@ However, Django can only upgrade passwords that use algorithms mentioned in
sure never to *remove* entries from this list. If you do, users using un-
mentioned algorithms won't be able to upgrade.
+.. versionadded:: 1.6
+
+ Passwords will be upgraded when changing the PBKDF2 iteration count.
+
.. _sha1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA1
.. _pbkdf2: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBKDF2
.. _nist: http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-132/nist-sp800-132.pdf