Trait PasswordHasher 

pub trait PasswordHasher<H> {
    // Required method
    fn hash_password_with_salt(&self, password: &[u8], salt: &[u8]) -> Result<H>;

    // Provided method
    fn hash_password(&self, password: &[u8]) -> Result<H> { ... }
}

High-level trait for password hashing functions.

Generic around a password hash to be returned (typically phc::PasswordHash)

Required Methods

fn hash_password_with_salt(&self, password: &[u8], salt: &[u8]) -> Result<H>

Compute the hash H from the given password and salt, potentially using configuration stored in &self for the parameters, or otherwise the recommended defaults.

The salt should be unique per password. When in doubt, use PasswordHasher::hash_password which will choose the salt for you.

Errors

These will vary by algorithm/implementation of this trait, but may be due to:

• length restrictions on the password and/or salt
• algorithm-specific internal error

Provided Methods

fn hash_password(&self, password: &[u8]) -> Result<H>

Compute the hash H from the given password, potentially using configuration stored in &self for the parameters, or otherwise the recommended defaults.

A large random salt will be generated automatically.

Errors

These will vary by algorithm/implementation of this trait, but may be due to:

• length restrictions on the password
• algorithm-specific internal error
• RNG internal error

Implementors