Understanding Bcrypt hashing
What is Bcrypt?
Bcrypt is a password hashing function designed by Niels Provos and David Mazières, based on the Blowfish cipher. It incorporates a salt to protect against rainbow table attacks and is adaptive, meaning it can be made slower as computers get faster.
Key Features:
- Built-in salt generation
- Customizable security level
- Resistant to brute-force attacks
- Widely supported across platforms
Cost factor explanation:
4-7:
Basic security level
8-11:
Medium security level
12-15:
High security level
16+:
Maximum security level
Note: Higher cost factors significantly increase processing time. Test performance before using in production.
Create bcrypt hashes with customizable salt rounds for secure password storage and user authentication systems. Bcrypt is designed to be slow and computationally expensive, making it highly resistant to brute-force and rainbow table attacks.