NAME
Crypt::Passphrase::SaltedHash - Validate against Crypt::SaltedHash hashes with Crypt::Passphrase
SYNOPSIS
my $authenticator = Crypt::Passphrase->new(
encoder => 'Argon2',
validators => [ 'SaltedHash' ],
);
...
if (!$authenticator->verify_password($password, $hash)) {
die "Invalid password";
}
elsif ($authenticator->needs_rehash($hash)) {
my $new_hash = $authenticator->hash_password($password);
...
}
DESCRIPTION
This module implements a validator against hashes generated by Crypt::SaltedHash.
RECENT CHANGES
Changes for version 0.03 (2026-05-26)
- Bug Fixes
- Handle hashes without salts.
- Documentation
- Amended Changes.
- Tests
- Added test cases.
See the Changes file for more details.
REQUIREMENTS
This module lists the following modules as runtime dependencies:
- Crypt::Passphrase::Validator
- Digest version 1.19 or later
- MIME::Base64
- parent
- perl version v5.6.0 or later
- strict
- warnings
See the cpanfile file for the full list of prerequisites.
INSTALLATION
The latest version of this module (along with any dependencies) can be installed from CPAN with the cpan tool that is included with Perl:
cpan Crypt::Passphrase::SaltedHash
You can also extract the distribution archive and install this module (along with any dependencies):
cpan .
You can also install this module manually using the following commands:
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test
make install
If you are working with the source repository, then it may not have a Makefile.PL file. But you can use the Dist::Zilla tool in anger to build and install this module:
dzil build
dzil test
dzil install --install-command="cpan ."
For more information, see How to install CPAN modules.
SUPPORT
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Crypt-Passphrase-SaltedHash/issues
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
SOURCE
The development version is on github at https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Crypt-Passphrase-SaltedHash and may be cloned from https://github.com/robrwo/perl-Crypt-Passphrase-SaltedHash.git
AUTHOR
Robert Rothenberg perl@rhizomnic.com
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2026 by Robert Rothenberg perl@rhizomnic.com.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Artistic License 2.0 (GPL Compatible)