Do I need to store the salt with bcrypt?
bCrypt’s javadoc has this code for how to encrypt a password: String pw_hash = BCrypt.hashpw(plain_password, BCrypt.gensalt()); To check whether a plaintext password matches … Read more
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Unable to install gem – Failed to build gem native extension – cannot load such file — mkmf (LoadError)
Ruby 1.9.3 The part of Gemfile #…………… gem “pony” gem “bcrypt-ruby”, :require => “bcrypt” gem “nokogiri” #……………… When I’m trying to install gems, … Read more
What column type/length should I use for storing a Bcrypt hashed password in a Database?
I want to store a hashed password (using BCrypt) in a database. What would be a good type for this, and which would … Read more
How can bcrypt have built-in salts?
Coda Hale’s article “How To Safely Store a Password” claims that: bcrypt has salts built-in to prevent rainbow table attacks. He cites this … Read more
How do you use bcrypt for hashing passwords in PHP?
Every now and then I hear the advice “Use bcrypt for storing passwords in PHP, bcrypt rules”. But what is bcrypt? PHP doesn’t … Read more