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Android™ Requires Chilkat v11.6.0+

Hash a Password with Argon2 (Defaults)

Demonstrates Crypt2.Argon2HashPassword, which hashes a password with Argon2 and returns a PHC-format string. Passing an empty options string uses all defaults, including a random salt.

Background. Argon2 (RFC 9106) is a memory-hard function that is deliberately expensive in CPU time and memory, which is what makes brute-forcing the password space costly. The argon2id variant is recommended unless there is a specific reason to choose argon2i or argon2d. The returned PHC string records the variant, version, cost parameters, salt, and hash — everything needed to verify the password later. Store the whole string.

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// Important: Don't forget to include the call to System.loadLibrary
// as shown at the bottom of this code sample.
package com.test;

import android.app.Activity;
import com.chilkatsoft.*;

import android.widget.TextView;
import android.os.Bundle;

public class SimpleActivity extends Activity {

  private static final String TAG = "Chilkat";

  // Called when the activity is first created.
  @Override
  public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    CkCrypt2 crypt = new CkCrypt2();

    //  The password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
    String password = "correct horse battery staple";

    //  Hash the password using all defaults by passing an empty options string.  The defaults are
    //  Argon2id, version 19, 3 iterations, 64 MB of memory, 1 lane, a 32-byte hash, and a 16-byte random
    //  salt.  A random salt is generated automatically, which is what should normally happen.
    String phcHash = crypt.argon2HashPassword(password,"");
    if (crypt.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
        Log.i(TAG, crypt.lastErrorText());
        return;
        }

    //  The returned PHC-format string records the variant, version, cost parameters, salt, and hash --
    //  everything needed to verify the password later.  Store the whole string.
    Log.i(TAG, phcHash);

  }

  static {
      System.loadLibrary("chilkat");

      // Note: If the incorrect library name is passed to System.loadLibrary,
      // then you will see the following error message at application startup:
      //"The application <your-application-name> has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again."
  }
}