C++ Requires Chilkat v11.6.0+
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Hash a Password with Argon2 (Tuned Options)
Demonstrates Crypt2.Argon2HashPassword with explicit options: the cost parameters, saltLen (how many random salt bytes to generate when no salt is given), and an optional secret (pepper).
Background. For hashing, the salt is optional — when omitted, a random salt of
saltLen bytes (default 16) is generated, which is the normal case. A secret or ad is not stored in the PHC string; the same values must be supplied to Argon2VerifyPassword for the password to verify.Chilkat C++ Downloads
#include <CkCrypt2.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>
void ChilkatSample(void)
{
CkCrypt2 crypt;
// The password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
const char *password = "correct horse battery staple";
// The Argon2 options are the same members as Argon2DeriveKey, except the salt is optional for
// hashing. When no "salt" is given, a random salt is generated; "saltLen" (default 16, range 8..1024)
// sets how many random bytes to use.
CkJsonObject json;
json.UpdateString("variant","argon2id");
json.UpdateInt("memoryCostKb",131072);
json.UpdateInt("iterations",4);
json.UpdateInt("parallelism",2);
json.UpdateInt("saltLen",16);
// A secret (pepper) and/or ad may be used, but neither is stored in the returned PHC string. The
// same values must be supplied to Argon2VerifyPassword for the password to verify.
json.UpdateString("secret","application-wide-pepper");
json.UpdateString("secretEncoding","utf-8");
const char *phcHash = crypt.argon2HashPassword(password,json.emit());
if (crypt.get_LastMethodSuccess() == false) {
std::cout << crypt.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
return;
}
std::cout << phcHash << "\r\n";
}