crypt_checksalt
(PECL xpass >= 1.1.0)
crypt_checksalt — Validate a crypt setting string
Description
Checks the salt string against the system configuration and reports whether
the hashing method and parameters it specifies are acceptable.
It is intended to be used to determine whether the user's passphrase should
be re-hashed using the currently preferred hashing method.
Parameters
salt-
Salt string to check.
Examples
Example #1 A crypt_checksalt() example
<?php
// Generate a salt for a legacy method
$salt = crypt_gensalt(CRYPT_PREFIX_STD_DES);
// Check the salt
$test = crypt_checksalt($salt);
var_dump($test === CRYPT_SALT_METHOD_LEGACY);
// Generate a salt for default method
$salt = crypt_gensalt();
// Check the salt
$test = crypt_checksalt($salt);
var_dump($test === CRYPT_SALT_OK);
?>
The above example will output:
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