Bcrypt

Class for hashing passwords.

note

Class should be used in backend.

Import

ES5

const { Bcrypt } = require("js-ts-kit");

ES6

import { Bcrypt } from "js-ts-kit";

Hashing Password

Code

import { Bcrypt } from "js-ts-kit";
import bcrypt from "bcrypt";

async function main() {
  const myBcrypt = new Bcrypt(bcrypt);
  await myBcrypt.hashPassword("test", 10);
}

Output

$2a$10$a8raagrcuMpJmP53OAFDdu.I7UpwcZLLWGsKFtQx4uOxFPly5nhrW;

Comparing Hashed & Unhashed Passwords

Code

import { Bcrypt } from "js-ts-kit";
import bcrypt from "bcrypt";

async function main() {
  const myBcrypt = new Bcrypt(bcrypt);
  await myBcrypt.isMatchingPassword(
    "$2a$10$a8raagrcuMpJmP53OAFDdu.I7UpwcZLLWGsKFtQx4uOxFPly5nhrW",
    "test",
  );
}

Output

true;

Reference

note

Check out Bcrypt-Generator.com if you need online tool for hashing password or checking hashed password

Create Object / Object Properties

new Bcrypt(bcrypt)

Name	Type	Static	Description
bcrypt		no	instance from importing bcrypt package

Methods

static hashPassword(passwordToBeHashed, rounds)

Parameters

Name	Type	Default Value	Description
passwordToBeHashed	string		password that has not been hashed
rounds	number	10	cost of processing data

Returns

• Type: Promise<string>

• Description: hashed password

static isMatchingPassword(hashedPassword, unhashedPassword)

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
hashedPassword	string	hashed password
unhashedPassword	string	password that has not been hashed

Returns

• Type: Promise<boolean>

• Description: true if unhashed password can be hashed to hashed password. Otherwise, false.