passwordMatch

The passwordMatch function checks if a plain text password matches a hashed password. It can use bcrypt for hashed comparisons or directly compare plain text passwords.

Works in: Node.js, React JS, HTML5

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`stringPassword`	`string`	`undefined`	The plain text password to verify.
`hashedPassword`	`string`	`undefined`	The hashed password to compare against.
`isHashed`	`boolean`	`false`	Indicates whether the provided password is already hashed. Default is false.

Usage

Example: Verify Plain Text Password


(async () => {
  try {
    const stringPassword = 'Password123';
    const hashedPassword = '@Password123';
    const isMatch = await nfsfu234FormValidation.passwordMatch(stringPassword, hashedPassword);
    console.log("Passwords Match: ", isMatch); // true or false
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error verifying password: ", error);
  }
})();

Example: Verify Hashed Password


(async () => {
  try {
    const stringPassword = 'Password123';
    const hashedPassword = '$2a$10$SJVY.s8OD3S1D3HJh3n3MeI8yzUmJm0bO5L2R3Z78b8MWg8L4NLqG';
    const isMatch = await nfsfu234FormValidation.passwordMatch(stringPassword, hashedPassword, true);
    console.log("Passwords Match: ", isMatch); // true or false
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Error verifying password: ", error);
  }
})();

passwordMatch

Usage

Example: Verify Plain Text Password

Example: Verify Hashed Password

See also