Use Flask-Security to change password in code

Question

I want to create a page to edit some user data, including the password. How can I change the password in my own view with Flask-Security?

Answer 1

Use hash_password to hash the password with Flask-Security.

from flask_security.utils import hash_password
user.password = hash_password('Stack Overflow')

Unless you have a good reason not to, you should use the built-in change password view and form. Flask-Security offers the ability to customize both. Leaving the change password form in its own page is a common pattern.