Password Hashing with Passlib

This function uses the CryptContext from the Passlib library to generate a secure hash of the password, which is used for storing passwords securely.

Technology Stack : Passlib

Code Type : Password hash function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import random
from passlib.context import CryptContext

def hash_password(password):
    # Initialize a new CryptContext object with a secure hash algorithm
    context = CryptContext(schemes=["bcrypt"], deprecated="auto")
    
    # Generate a secure hash of the password
    hashed_password = context.hash(password)
    
    return hashed_password

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