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[Security](/categories/security) 4. / 5. symfony/password-hasher ActiveLibrary[Security](/categories/security) symfony/password-hasher ======================= Provides password hashing utilities v8.0.6(3mo ago)814137.2M↓11.8%420MITPHPPHP >=8.4 Since Mar 28Pushed 1w ago3 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/symfony/password-hasher)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/symfony/password-hasher)[ Docs](https://symfony.com)[ Fund](https://symfony.com/sponsor)[ GitHub Sponsors](https://github.com/fabpot)[ RSS](/packages/symfony-password-hasher/feed)WikiDiscussions 8.1 Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (10)Dependencies (4)Versions (109)Used By (20) PasswordHasher Component ======================== [](#passwordhasher-component) The PasswordHasher component provides secure password hashing utilities. Getting Started --------------- [](#getting-started) ``` composer require symfony/password-hasher ``` ``` use Symfony\Component\PasswordHasher\Hasher\PasswordHasherFactory; // Configure different password hashers via the factory $factory = new PasswordHasherFactory([ 'common' => ['algorithm' => 'bcrypt'], 'memory-hard' => ['algorithm' => 'sodium'], ]); // Retrieve the right password hasher by its name $passwordHasher = $factory->getPasswordHasher('common'); // Hash a plain password $hash = $passwordHasher->hash('plain'); // returns a bcrypt hash // Verify that a given plain password matches the hash $passwordHasher->verify($hash, 'wrong'); // returns false $passwordHasher->verify($hash, 'plain'); // returns true (valid) ``` Resources --------- [](#resources) - [Documentation](https://symfony.com/doc/current/security.html#c-hashing-passwords) - [Contributing](https://symfony.com/doc/current/contributing/index.html) - [Report issues](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues) and [send Pull Requests](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pulls)in the [main Symfony repository](https://github.com/symfony/symfony) ### Health Score 76 — ExcellentBetter than 100% of packages Maintenance91 Actively maintained with recent releases Popularity73 Solid adoption and visibility Community40 Growing community involvement Maturity86 Battle-tested with a long release history Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. 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