Re: Adding a simple API for secure password hashing?

From: Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:42:26 +0000
Subject: Re: Adding a simple API for secure password hashing?
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hi, On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Alexey Zakhlestin <indeyets@gmail.com> wrote: > The post says, that SCrypt is better, because it is way harder to solve. > Bcrypt requires a lot of CPU, but SCrypt requires a lot of CPU + a lot of RAM Ah right, I read it the other way 'round... >>> It is BSD-licensed, so we can easily bundle it with PHP >> >> Maybe nice to have in pecl.' > > Sure, that's an option, but pecl won't help php to have default > "state-of-art" password hashing toolset ;) There is sadly only state-of-art-right-now password hashing methods. We have to keep that in mind :) Cheers, -- Pierre @pierrejoye | http://blog.thepimp.net | http://www.libgd.org

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