Password Hashing with Bcrypt

This function uses the bcrypt library to hash a password. It first generates a salt and then hashes the password using this salt.

Technology Stack : bcrypt

Code Type : Password hash function

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import bcrypt

def hash_password(password):
    # Generate a salt
    salt = bcrypt.gensalt()
    # Hash the password with the generated salt
    hashed = bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode('utf-8'), salt)
    return hashed

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