diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 74fc66532..9c4d0fb10 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ phpMyAdmin - Changelog
 $Id$
 $Source$
 
+2003-07-07 Marc Delisle  <lem9@users.sourceforge.net>
+    * libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3, config.inc.php3, user_password.php3,
+      Documentation.html: only one blowfish secret is necessary for 
+      all servers, thanks to Alexander M. Turek
+
 2003-07-06 Michal Cihar  <nijel@users.sourceforge.net>
     * lang/czech: Updated.
     * css/phpmyadmin.css.php3: url() should not contain quotes.
diff --git a/Documentation.html b/Documentation.html
index d2b2aff86..20288444c 100755
--- a/Documentation.html
+++ b/Documentation.html
@@ -402,6 +402,15 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'
         <br /><br />
     </dd>
 
+    <dt><b>$cfg['blowfish_secret']</b> string</dt>
+    <dd>
+        Starting with version 2.5.2, the 'cookie' auth_type uses blowfish 
+        algorithm to encrypt the password.
+        <br />
+        If at least one server configuration uses 'cookie' auth_type,
+        enter here a passphrase that will be used by blowfish.
+     </dd>
+
     <dt><b>$cfg['Servers']</b> array</dt>
     <dd>
         Since version 1.4.2, phpMyAdmin supports the administration of multiple
@@ -517,14 +526,6 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri'] = (!empty($_SERVER['HTTPS']) ? 'https' : 'http') . '://'
         <br /><br />
     </dd>
 
-    <dt>
-        <b>$cfg['Servers'][$i]['blowfish_secret']</b> string<br />
-    </dt>
-    <dd>
-        If your are using &quot;cookie&quot; auth_type, enter here
-        a secret passphrase which will be used by the blowfish encryption
-        mecanism to protect the password stored in the temporary cookie.
-    </dd>
     <dt>
         <b>$cfg['Servers'][$i]['user']</b> string<br />
         <b>$cfg['Servers'][$i]['password']</b> string
diff --git a/config.inc.php3 b/config.inc.php3
index 92e3af9c2..1549b936a 100755
--- a/config.inc.php3
+++ b/config.inc.php3
@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ $cfg['PmaAbsoluteUri_DisableWarning'] = FALSE;
  */
 $cfg['PmaNoRelation_DisableWarning']  = FALSE;
 
+/**
+ * The 'cookie' auth_type uses blowfish algorithm to encrypt the password.
+ * If at least one server configuration uses 'cookie' auth_type,
+ * enter here a passphrase that will be used by blowfish.
+ */
+$cfg['blowfish_secret'] = '';
 
 /**
  * Server(s) configuration
@@ -71,9 +77,6 @@ $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser']   = '';          // MySQL control user settin
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass']   = '';          // access to the "mysql/user"
                                                     // and "mysql/db" tables)
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']     = 'config';    // Authentication method (config, http or cookie based)?
-$cfg['Servers'][$i]['blowfish_secret'] = '';        // Secret key used by
-                                                    // blowfish encryption
-                                                    // (if auth_type='cookie')
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user']          = 'root';      // MySQL user
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password']      = '';          // MySQL password (only needed
                                                     // with 'config' auth_type)
@@ -127,7 +130,6 @@ $cfg['Servers'][$i]['compress']        = FALSE;
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser']     = '';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass']     = '';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']       = 'config';
-$cfg['Servers'][$i]['blowfish_secret'] = '';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user']            = 'root';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password']        = '';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['only_db']         = '';
@@ -155,7 +157,6 @@ $cfg['Servers'][$i]['compress']        = FALSE;
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controluser']     = '';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['controlpass']     = '';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type']       = 'config';
-$cfg['Servers'][$i]['blowfish_secret'] = '';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user']            = 'root';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password']        = '';
 $cfg['Servers'][$i]['only_db']         = '';
diff --git a/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3 b/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3
index fb61845ea..6b11f143c 100644
--- a/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3
+++ b/libraries/auth/cookie.auth.lib.php3
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ input.textfield {font-family: <?php echo $right_font_family; ?>; font-size: <?ph
 
         // Displays the warning message and the login form
 
-        if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['blowfish_secret']=='') {
+        if ($GLOBALS['cfg']['blowfish_secret']=='') {
         ?>
 <p class="warning"><?php echo $GLOBALS['strSecretRequired']; ?></p>
 </body>
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ if (uname.value == '') {
                 $from_cookie   = FALSE;
             }
             $PHP_AUTH_PW = base64_decode($PHP_AUTH_PW);
-            $PHP_AUTH_PW = PMA_blowfish_decrypt($PHP_AUTH_PW,$GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['blowfish_secret']);
+            $PHP_AUTH_PW = PMA_blowfish_decrypt($PHP_AUTH_PW,$GLOBALS['cfg']['blowfish_secret']);
 
             if ($PHP_AUTH_PW == "\xff(blank)") {
                 $PHP_AUTH_PW   = '';
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ if (uname.value == '') {
             // Some binary contents are now retrieved properly when stored
             // as a cookie, so we base64_encode()
             setcookie('pma_cookie_password',
-                base64_encode(PMA_blowfish_encrypt(((!empty($cfg['Server']['password'])) ? $cfg['Server']['password'] : "\xff(blank)"), $GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['blowfish_secret'])),
+                base64_encode(PMA_blowfish_encrypt(((!empty($cfg['Server']['password'])) ? $cfg['Server']['password'] : "\xff(blank)"), $GLOBALS['cfg']['blowfish_secret'])),
                 0,
                 $GLOBALS['cookie_path'], '',
                 $GLOBALS['is_https']);
diff --git a/user_password.php3 b/user_password.php3
index b58e8a7e9..bd76f4046 100644
--- a/user_password.php3
+++ b/user_password.php3
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ if (isset($nopass)) {
 
         // Changes password cookie if required
         if ($cfg['Server']['auth_type'] == 'cookie') {
-            setcookie('pma_cookie_password', base64_encode(PMA_blowfish_encrypt($pma_pw,$GLOBALS['cfg']['Server']['blowfish_secret'])), 0, $cookie_path, '', $is_https);
+            setcookie('pma_cookie_password', base64_encode(PMA_blowfish_encrypt($pma_pw,$GLOBALS['cfg']['blowfish_secret'])), 0, $cookie_path, '', $is_https);
         } // end if
         // For http auth. mode, the "back" link will also enforce new
         // authentication