Perl Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.65+

BCrypt Hash a Password

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Example to BCrypt hash a password. Chilkat2 Perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

# This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

my $crypt = Chilkat2::Crypt2->new;

# The BCrypt cost factor (work factor) can be set to a value from 4 to 31.
# The default value is 10.  We'll set it here explicitly to the default value
# to make this new property known.  This line of code can be omitted
# if the default value of 10 is desired.
$crypt->BCryptWorkFactor(10);

my $bcryptHash = $crypt->BCryptHash('mySecretPassword');
print 'BCrypt hash = ', $bcryptHash, "\n";

# Sample output:
# BCrypt hash = $2a$10$H5kIVktMGzAPKGKNAe9DVu0iwEqfhv/o4MMJ/Dzw/MPy1leOE9NOK

# Note: Your output will be different because the BCryptHash method
# automatically generates a random salt.