Method Description

WbString.passwordHash()

Perform a password hash on the input string

See Also

Syntax

WbString = WbString.passwordHash(password)

Parameters

The 'WbString.passwordHash' method takes 1 parameter:

Results

The 'WbString.passwordHash' method returns WbString:

Remarks

This method exposes the function used to encrypt (via a one-way hash) the input password. The algorithm is the same as used by the Whitebeam Contact template to store protected passwords.

Note: This is a method method on WbString and so is invoked as WbString.passwordHash(pwd);

The hashed version of the password is represented as a printable string.

Example

In order to validate a password against a stored hash you must use the 'passwordCheck()' method on an instance of WbString:

              var hash = new WbString(hashFromDatabase);
              if (hash.passwordCheck(enteredPassword))
                rb.page.write("Password is correct");