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PureBasic Requires Chilkat v11.6.0+

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.

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IncludeFile "CkCrypt2.pb"
IncludeFile "CkJsonObject.pb"

Procedure ChilkatExample()

    crypt.i = CkCrypt2::ckCreate()
    If crypt.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    ;  The password should come from a secure source rather than being hard-coded.
    password.s = "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.
    json.i = CkJsonObject::ckCreate()
    If json.i = 0
        Debug "Failed to create object."
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"variant","argon2id")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateInt(json,"memoryCostKb",131072)
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateInt(json,"iterations",4)
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateInt(json,"parallelism",2)
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateInt(json,"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.
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"secret","application-wide-pepper")
    CkJsonObject::ckUpdateString(json,"secretEncoding","utf-8")

    phcHash.s = CkCrypt2::ckArgon2HashPassword(crypt,password,CkJsonObject::ckEmit(json))
    If CkCrypt2::ckLastMethodSuccess(crypt) = 0
        Debug CkCrypt2::ckLastErrorText(crypt)
        CkCrypt2::ckDispose(crypt)
        CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)
        ProcedureReturn
    EndIf

    Debug phcHash


    CkCrypt2::ckDispose(crypt)
    CkJsonObject::ckDispose(json)


    ProcedureReturn
EndProcedure