Bcrypt

Bcrypt is a password-hashing function designed to be slow, protecting against brute-force attacks. It incorporates a salt to protect against rainbow table attacks.

When to Use

• User Passwords: Storing passwords in a database. NEVER store them in plain text.
• API Keys: Hashing API keys before storage (if you only show them once).

Quick Start (Node.js)

import bcrypt from "bcrypt";

const saltRounds = 10;
const myPlaintextPassword = "s0m3password";