doPasswordCheck() function - Documentation for SproutCMS

function doPasswordCheck()

Check a password hash against an entered password

File: /sprout/Helpers/Auth.php, line 35
Namespace: Sprout\Helpers
Class: Auth, Static method

Usage

bool Auth::doPasswordCheck ( string $known_hash , int $algorithm , string $salt , string $user_string );

Arguments

string $known_hash

The known hash to check against, typically from the database

int $algorithm
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Password algorithm, Constants
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string $salt

string $user_string

Password which was entered by the user, to check against the stored hash

Return value

bool

True if the password matches, false if it doesn't