diff --git a/photo21/hashers.py b/photo21/hashers.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e94397e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/photo21/hashers.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import hashlib
+import base64
+from collections import OrderedDict
+
+from django.utils.crypto import constant_time_compare
+from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes
+from django.utils.translation import gettext_noop as _
+from django.contrib.auth.hashers import mask_hash, BasePasswordHasher
+
+
+class SHA512PasswordHasher(BasePasswordHasher):
+    """
+    The SHA512 password hashing algorithm
+
+    It is used to migrate passwords from old Symfony2 photos server.
+    https://github.com/symfony/symfony/blob/2.8/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Core/Encoder/MessageDigestPasswordEncoder.php
+    """
+    algorithm = "sha512"
+
+    def encode(self, password, salt):
+        assert password is not None
+        assert salt and '$' not in salt
+        hash = hashlib.sha512(force_bytes(password + "{" + salt + "}"))
+        hash = base64.b64encode(hash)
+        encoded = "%s$%s$%s" % (self.algorithm, salt, hash)
+        encoded = encoded[:128]
+        return encoded
+
+    def verify(self, password, encoded):
+        algorithm, salt, hash = encoded.split('$', 2)
+        assert algorithm == self.algorithm
+        encoded_2 = self.encode(password, salt)
+        return constant_time_compare(encoded, encoded_2)
+
+    def safe_summary(self, encoded):
+        algorithm, salt, hash = encoded.split('$', 2)
+        assert algorithm == self.algorithm
+        return OrderedDict([
+            (_('algorithm'), algorithm),
+            (_('salt'), mask_hash(salt, show=2)),
+            (_('hash'), mask_hash(hash)),
+        ])
+
+    def harden_runtime(self, password, encoded):
+        pass
diff --git a/photo21/settings.py b/photo21/settings.py
index 88216ed..f5aaaa0 100644
--- a/photo21/settings.py
+++ b/photo21/settings.py
@@ -129,6 +129,11 @@ AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS = [
     },
 ]
 
+PASSWORD_HASHERS = [
+    'django.contrib.auth.hashers.PBKDF2PasswordHasher',
+    'photo21.hashers.SHA512PasswordHasher',
+]
+
 
 # Internationalization
 # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/2.2/topics/i18n/