bcrypt.js ========= Optimized bcrypt in JavaScript with zero dependencies. Compatible to the C++ [bcrypt](https://npmjs.org/package/bcrypt) binding on node.js and also working in the browser.

Security considerations ----------------------- Besides incorporating a salt to protect against rainbow table attacks, bcrypt is an adaptive function: over time, the iteration count can be increased to make it slower, so it remains resistant to brute-force search attacks even with increasing computation power. ([see](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bcrypt)) While bcrypt.js is compatible to the C++ bcrypt binding, it is written in pure JavaScript and thus slower ([about 30%](https://github.com/dcodeIO/bcrypt.js/wiki/Benchmark)), effectively reducing the number of iterations that can be processed in an equal time span. The maximum input length is 72 bytes (note that UTF8 encoded characters use up to 4 bytes) and the length of generated hashes is 60 characters. Usage ----- The library is compatible with CommonJS and AMD loaders and is exposed globally as `dcodeIO.bcrypt` if neither is available. ### node.js On node.js, the inbuilt [crypto module](http://nodejs.org/api/crypto.html)'s randomBytes interface is used to obtain secure random numbers. `npm install bcryptjs` ```js var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'); ... ``` ### Browser In the browser, bcrypt.js relies on [Web Crypto API](http://www.w3.org/TR/WebCryptoAPI)'s getRandomValues interface to obtain secure random numbers. If no cryptographically secure source of randomness is available, you may specify one through [bcrypt.setRandomFallback](https://github.com/dcodeIO/bcrypt.js#setrandomfallbackrandom). ```js var bcrypt = dcodeIO.bcrypt; ... ``` or ```js require.config({ paths: { "bcrypt": "/path/to/bcrypt.js" } }); require(["bcrypt"], function(bcrypt) { ... }); ``` Usage - Sync ------------ To hash a password: ```javascript var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'); var salt = bcrypt.genSaltSync(10); var hash = bcrypt.hashSync("B4c0/\/", salt); // Store hash in your password DB. ``` To check a password: ```javascript // Load hash from your password DB. bcrypt.compareSync("B4c0/\/", hash); // true bcrypt.compareSync("not_bacon", hash); // false ``` Auto-gen a salt and hash: ```javascript var hash = bcrypt.hashSync('bacon', 8); ``` Usage - Async ------------- To hash a password: ```javascript var bcrypt = require('bcryptjs'); bcrypt.genSalt(10, function(err, salt) { bcrypt.hash("B4c0/\/", salt, function(err, hash) { // Store hash in your password DB. }); }); ``` To check a password: ```javascript // Load hash from your password DB. bcrypt.compare("B4c0/\/", hash, function(err, res) { // res === true }); bcrypt.compare("not_bacon", hash, function(err, res) { // res === false }); // As of bcryptjs 2.4.0, compare returns a promise if callback is omitted: bcrypt.compare("B4c0/\/", hash).then((res) => { // res === true }); ``` Auto-gen a salt and hash: ```javascript bcrypt.hash('bacon', 8, function(err, hash) { }); ``` **Note:** Under the hood, asynchronisation splits a crypto operation into small chunks. After the completion of a chunk, the execution of the next chunk is placed on the back of [JS event loop queue](https://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/Web/JavaScript/EventLoop), thus efficiently sharing the computational resources with the other operations in the queue. API --- ### setRandomFallback(random) Sets the pseudo random number generator to use as a fallback if neither node's `crypto` module nor the Web Crypto API is available. Please note: It is highly important that the PRNG used is cryptographically secure and that it is seeded properly! | Parameter | Type | Description |-----------------|-----------------|--------------- | random | *function(number):!Array.<number>* | Function taking the number of bytes to generate as its sole argument, returning the corresponding array of cryptographically secure random byte values. | **@see** | | http://nodejs.org/api/crypto.html | **@see** | | http://www.w3.org/TR/WebCryptoAPI/ **Hint:** You might use [isaac.js](https://github.com/rubycon/isaac.js) as a CSPRNG but you still have to make sure to seed it properly. ### genSaltSync(rounds=, seed_length=) Synchronously generates a salt. | Parameter | Type | Description |-----------------|-----------------|--------------- | rounds | *number* | Number of rounds to use, defaults to 10 if omitted | seed_length | *number* | Not supported. | **@returns** | *string* | Resulting salt | **@throws** | *Error* | If a random fallback is required but not set ### genSalt(rounds=, seed_length=, callback) Asynchronously generates a salt. | Parameter | Type | Description |-----------------|-----------------|--------------- | rounds | *number | function(Error, string=)* | Number of rounds to use, defaults to 10 if omitted | seed_length | *number | function(Error, string=)* | Not supported. | callback | *function(Error, string=)* | Callback receiving the error, if any, and the resulting salt | **@returns** | *Promise* | If `callback` has been omitted | **@throws** | *Error* | If `callback` is present but not a function ### hashSync(s, salt=) Synchronously generates a hash for the given string. | Parameter | Type | Description |-----------------|-----------------|--------------- | s | *string* | String to hash | salt | *number | string* | Salt length to generate or salt to use, default to 10 | **@returns** | *string* | Resulting hash ### hash(s, salt, callback, progressCallback=) Asynchronously generates a hash for the given string. | Parameter | Type | Description |-----------------|-----------------|--------------- | s | *string* | String to hash | salt | *number | string* | Salt length to generate or salt to use | callback | *function(Error, string=)* | Callback receiving the error, if any, and the resulting hash | progressCallback | *function(number)* | Callback successively called with the percentage of rounds completed (0.0 - 1.0), maximally once per `MAX_EXECUTION_TIME = 100` ms. | **@returns** | *Promise* | If `callback` has been omitted | **@throws** | *Error* | If `callback` is present but not a function ### compareSync(s, hash) Synchronously tests a string against a hash. | Parameter | Type | Description |-----------------|-----------------|--------------- | s | *string* | String to compare | hash | *string* | Hash to test against | **@returns** | *boolean* | true if matching, otherwise false | **@throws** | *Error* | If an argument is illegal ### compare(s, hash, callback, progressCallback=) Asynchronously compares the given data against the given hash. | Parameter | Type | Description |-----------------|-----------------|--------------- | s | *string* | Data to compare | hash | *string* | Data to be compared to | callback | *function(Error, boolean)* | Callback receiving the error, if any, otherwise the result | progressCallback | *function(number)* | Callback successively called with the percentage of rounds completed (0.0 - 1.0), maximally once per `MAX_EXECUTION_TIME = 100` ms. | **@returns** | *Promise* | If `callback` has been omitted | **@throws** | *Error* | If `callback` is present but not a function ### getRounds(hash) Gets the number of rounds used to encrypt the specified hash. | Parameter | Type | Description |-----------------|-----------------|--------------- | hash | *string* | Hash to extract the used number of rounds from | **@returns** | *number* | Number of rounds used | **@throws** | *Error* | If `hash` is not a string ### getSalt(hash) Gets the salt portion from a hash. Does not validate the hash. | Parameter | Type | Description |-----------------|-----------------|--------------- | hash | *string* | Hash to extract the salt from | **@returns** | *string* | Extracted salt part | **@throws** | *Error* | If `hash` is not a string or otherwise invalid Command line ------------ `Usage: bcrypt [salt]` If the input has spaces inside, simply surround it with quotes. Downloads --------- * [Distributions](https://github.com/dcodeIO/bcrypt.js/tree/master/dist) * [ZIP-Archive](https://github.com/dcodeIO/bcrypt.js/archive/master.zip) * [Tarball](https://github.com/dcodeIO/bcrypt.js/tarball/master) Credits ------- Based on work started by Shane Girish at [bcrypt-nodejs](https://github.com/shaneGirish/bcrypt-nodejs) (MIT-licensed), which is itself based on [javascript-bcrypt](http://code.google.com/p/javascript-bcrypt/) (New BSD-licensed). License ------- New-BSD / MIT ([see](https://github.com/dcodeIO/bcrypt.js/blob/master/LICENSE))

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