Index: trunk/core/kernel/utility/formatters/password_formatter.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r6428 -r7391
--- trunk/core/kernel/utility/formatters/password_formatter.php	(.../password_formatter.php)	(revision 6428)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/utility/formatters/password_formatter.php	(.../password_formatter.php)	(revision 7391)
@@ -10,7 +10,13 @@
 		if( isset( $field_options['verify_field'] ) )
 		{
 			$add_fields = Array();
-			$options = Array('master_field' => $field_name, 'formatter'=>'kPasswordFormatter');
+			$options = Array('master_field' => $field_name, 'formatter' => 'kPasswordFormatter');
+			if (isset($field_options['encryption_method'])) {
+				$options['encryption_method'] = $field_options['encryption_method'];
+			}
+			if (isset($field_options['salt'])) {
+				$options['salt'] = $field_options['salt'];
+			}
 			$add_fields[ $field_options['verify_field'] ] = $options;
 
 			$add_fields[$field_name.'_plain'] = Array('type'=>'string', 'error_field'=>$field_name);
@@ -49,15 +55,16 @@
 			$fields = array_reverse($fields);
 			$flip_count++;
 		}
-
+		
+		$salt = isset($object->Fields[$password_field]['salt']) ? $object->Fields[$password_field]['salt'] : '';
 		if( getArrayValue($object->Fields[$password_field], 'verify_field_set') && getArrayValue($object->Fields[$verify_field], 'master_field_set') )
 		{
 			$new_password = $object->GetDBField($password_field.'_plain');
 			$verify_password = $object->GetDBField($verify_field.'_plain');
 
 			if($new_password == '' && $verify_password == '')
 			{
-				if( $object->GetDBField($password_field) != $this->EncryptPassword('') )
+				if( $object->GetDBField($password_field) != $this->EncryptPassword('', $salt) )
 				{
 					if ($options['encryption_method'] == 'plain') return $value;
 					return $this->EncryptPassword($value);
@@ -90,12 +97,15 @@
 		if($value == '') return $object->GetDBField($field_name);
 
 		if ($options['encryption_method'] == 'plain') return $value;
-		return $this->EncryptPassword($value);
+		return $this->EncryptPassword($value, $salt);
 	}
 
 	function EncryptPassword($value, $salt=null)
 	{
-		if (!isset($salt)) return md5($value);
+		if (!isset($salt) || !$salt) {
+			// if empty salt, assume, that it's not passed at all
+			return md5($value);
+		}
 		return md5(md5($value).$salt);
 	}
 }
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