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 }