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8,962 Pointsbcrypt generates different hash each time.
How come bcrypt generates different has each time I run it.
var unsecurePlainTextPassword = "password";
var bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
var colors = require('colors');
bcrypt.genSalt(10, function(err, salt) {
bcrypt.hash(unsecurePlainTextPassword, salt, function(err, hash){
console.log(hash.green);
});
});
> node app.js
$2b$10$7bWbX/PRHXqbxEIXyRch1eMCo1f7i12gM9EOUsclcj71SCkP5.Y2m
> node app.js
$2b$10$D4231F1TrOlHvsYKEXJowOGNzGFjM/VaP/91efDSO9eVDYQcG143C
1 Answer
Luke Maslany
3,558 PointsEach time you run it the bcrypt.genSalt() function is generating a new salt. This salt is then used when hashing the password.