Base Project

pkg/helper/password.go

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package helper
+
+import "golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+
+// HashPassword generates a salted and hashed password using bcrypt.
+// It takes the plain-text password and the number of salt rounds as input.
+// It returns the generated salt, the hashed password, and any error encountered.
+func HashPassword(password string) (string, error) {
+	hashedPassword, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), bcrypt.DefaultCost)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return string(hashedPassword), nil
+}
+
+// ComparePassword compares a plain-text password with a hashed password and returns true if they match.
+// It uses bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword to perform the comparison.
+func ComparePassword(password string, hashedPassword string) error {
+	err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(hashedPassword), []byte(password))
+	return err
+}