Coding Dojo - PHP Best Practices - Password Hash Example

password_hash.php

<?php
// Raw password, as entered by user.
$passwordOriginal = "LEd4P?qE5s";
/* 
 * Hash the password using the PASSWORD_DEFAULT algorithm.
 * Currently using the crypt() algorithm, but using PASSWORD_DEFAULT ensures future compatibility. 
 * Database tables should accommodate a length of 255 characters for $passwordHash values.
 */
$passwordHash = password_hash($passwordOriginal, PASSWORD_DEFAULT); // Store in database.

// Verify a password against the hash stored in the database with password_verify().
password_verify($passwordOriginal, $passwordHash); // True
password_verify("random password", $passwordHash); // False
?>