Django admin expects users' passwords to be entered as SHA-1 hashes in the format {{{[algo]$[salt]$[hexdigest]}}}. Here is a tool which automates calculating the hashes on the client side. You need to * use the Firefox browser * install the [http://greasemonkey.mozdev.org/ Greasemonkey] extension * install the [wiki:CookBookDjangoPasswordHasherUserJs djangopasswordhasher.user.js] user script Pros: * works on all standard Django admin sites * nothing to install on the server side Cons: * needs the extension on the browser