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Crypt::SodiumScrypt
Scrypt password hashing using libsodium
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Synopsis
use Crypt::SodiumScrypt;
my $password = 'somepa55word';
my $hash = scrypt-hash($password);
if scrypt-verify($hash, $password ) {
# password ok
}
Description
This module provides a binding to the scrypt password hashing functions provided by libsodium.
The Scrypt algorithm is designed to be prohibitively expensive in terms of time and memory for a brute force attack, so is considered relatively secure. However this means that it might not be suitable for use on resource constrained systems.
The hash returned by scrypt-hash
is in the format used in /etc/shadow
and can be verified by other libraries that understand the Scrypt algorithm ( such as the libxcrypt
that is used for password hashing on some Linuc distributions.) 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 scrypt-hash
then both hashing and verification take significantly longer (and use more memory,) so this may not suitable for some applications.
The scrypt-verify
should be able to verify passwords against Scrypt hashes produced by other libraries (that is the hash has the prefix , ) but if you don't have control of the hashing parameters it may take longer than is desirable.
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::SodiumScrypt
# Or from a local clone
zef install .
Support
If you any suggestions/patches feel free to send them via:
https://github.com/jonathanstowe/Crypt-SodiumScrypt/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.
Ā© Jonathan Stowe 2019 - 2021