Crypt::SodiumPasswordHash

Password hashing using the libsodium recommended algorithm

Synopsis

use Crypt::SodiumPasswordHash;

my $password =  'somepa55word';

my $hash     =  sodium-hash($password);

if sodium-verify($hash, $password ) {

    #  password ok

}

Description

This module provides a binding to the password hashing functions provided by libsodium.

The algorithm used is the one recomended by the installed version of libsodium. as of version 23 this is a variant of Argon2, but older versions may provide a different one as may future versions. Additionally the sodium-verify should be able to verify a password hash created by other libraries that support the Argon2 family such as Crypt::Argon2.

The hash returned by sodium-hash is in the format used in /etc/shadow and can be verified by other libraries that understand the algorithm. By default the interactive limits for memory and CPU usage are used, which is a reasonable compromise for the time taken for both hashing and verification. If the :sensitive switch is supplied to sodium-hash then both hashing and verification take significantly longer (and use more memory,) so this may not suitable for some applications.

Installation

You will need to have C installed for this to work, it is commonly packaged for various Linux distributions, so you should be able to use the usual package management tools.

Assuming that you have a working installation of Rakudo then you should be able to install this with zef :

zef install Crypt::SodiumPasswordHash

# Or from a local clone

zef install .

The tests take a little longer than might be expected because it tests the sensitive profile which is designed to take longer.

Support

If you any suggestions/patches feel free to send them via:

https://github.com/jonathanstowe/Crypt-SodiumPasswordHash/issues

I've tested this with libsodium versions from 13 to 23, but if you find it doesn't work please let me know which version you have installed.

Licence & Copyright

This is free software please see the LICENCE file in the distribution for details.

© Jonathan Stowe 2019 - 2021