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 ​Greasemonkey extension
• install the 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