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PHP Password Lock: Hash and encrypt passwords with Bcrypt and SHA2

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This class can hash and encrypt passwords with Bcrypt and SHA2.

It can take a given password string and creates a hash with SHA384 and then encrypts it with Bcrypt.

The class can also take a given password and the previously encrypted password with this class and can decrypt the encrypted version to check if the password is correct by verifying the hashes.

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Password Lock

MIT Licensed - feel free to use to enhance the security of any of your PHP projects

Wraps Bcrypt-SHA384 in Authenticated Encryption. Published by Paragon Initiative Enteprises. Check out our other open source projects too.

Depends on defuse/php-encryption for authenticated symmetric-key encryption.

How is this different than "peppering"?

Peppering strategies are usually accomplished through a keyed hash function (e.g. HMAC-SHA256) and applies to the password before it's passed to the salted hash API (i.e. bcrypt). If your pepper/HMAC key is ever compromised, you have to reset every user's password and it becomes a headache.

A hash then encrypt strategy offers agility; if your secret key is compromised (but, miraculously, the hashes are not), you can decrypt all of your users' hashes then re-encrypt them with a new key and they'll never suffer the inconvenience of an unscheduled password reset.

How much more secure is this than just using bcrypt?

  • You don't have to worry about the 72 character limit for bcrypt
  • You don't have to worry about accidentally creating a null-byte truncation vulnerability
  • If your database gets hacked, and your database is on a separate machine from your webserver, the attacker has to first decrypt the hashes before attempting to crack any of them.

Here's a proof-of-concept for the first two points.

But realistically, this library is only about as a secure as bcrypt.

Usage Examples

Hash Password, Encrypt Hash, Authenticate Ciphertext

use \ParagonIE\PasswordLock\PasswordLock;
use \Defuse\Crypto\Key;

$key = Key::createNewRandomKey();
if (isset($_POST['password'])) {
    if (!is_string($_POST['password'])) {
        die("Password must be a string");
    }
    $storeMe = PasswordLock::hashAndEncrypt($_POST['password'], $key);
}

Verify MAC, Decrypt Ciphertext, Verify Password

if (isset($_POST['password'])) {
    if (!is_string($_POST['password'])) {
        die("Password must be a string");
    }
    if (PasswordLock::decryptAndVerify($_POST['password'], $storeMe, $key)) {
        // Success!
    }
}

Re-encrypt a hash with a different encryption key

$newKey = \Defuse\Crypto\Key::createNewRandomKey();
$newHash = PasswordLock::rotateKey($storeMe, $key, $newKey);

Migrate from Version 1 of the library

$newHash = PasswordLock::upgradeFromVersion1(
    $_POST['password'],
    $oldHash,
    $oldKey,
    $newKey
);

Support Contracts

If your company uses this library in their products or services, you may be interested in purchasing a support contract from Paragon Initiative Enterprises.


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