utils

Documentation

Index

• func GenerateSalt() ([]byte, error)
• func GetFirst(values ...string) string
• func HashPassword(password string, salt []byte) (string, string)
• func VerifyPassword(storedHash, storedSalt, password string) (bool, error)

Functions

func GenerateSalt

func GenerateSalt() ([]byte, error)

Usage

salt, err := generateSalt()

if err != nil {
	log.Fatal("Failed to generate salt:", err)
}

func GetFirst

func GetFirst(values ...string) string

func HashPassword

func HashPassword(password string, salt []byte) (string, string)

Usage NOTE: Store both the hash and salt in the database, it is needed to verify the password

hash, salt := hashPassword(password, salt)

func VerifyPassword

func VerifyPassword(storedHash, storedSalt, password string) (bool, error)

Usage

isValid, err := verifyPassword(hashedPassword, hashedSalt, password)

if err != nil {
	log.Fatal("Failed to verify password:", err)
}