v0.1.0 (#17)

pkg/auth/password.go

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package auth
+
+import "golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+
+const bcryptCost = 12
+
+// HashPassword returns the bcrypt hash of a plaintext password.
+func HashPassword(plaintext string) (string, error) {
+	b, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(plaintext), bcryptCost)
+	return string(b), err
+}
+
+// CheckPassword returns nil if plaintext matches the stored hash.
+func CheckPassword(hash, plaintext string) error {
+	return bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(hash), []byte(plaintext))
+}