diff --git a/CapyKit/Helpers/SecurityHelper.cs b/CapyKit/Helpers/SecurityHelper.cs
index b0f80b5..78a0915 100644
--- a/CapyKit/Helpers/SecurityHelper.cs
+++ b/CapyKit/Helpers/SecurityHelper.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
     {
         #region Members
 
-        /// <summary> Default size to use when generating a new salt. </summary>
-        private const int SALT_SIZE = 32;
-
         /// <summary> A string of all the lower case characters. </summary>
         internal const string LOWER_CASE_CHARACTERS = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz";
 
@@ -33,6 +30,14 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         #endregion Members
 
         #region Methods
+        
+        public static bool CompareHashedPassword<T>(Password existingPassword, string password, string salt,
+            params object[] args)
+        {
+            var saltBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(salt);
+            
+            return CompareHashedPassword<T>(existingPassword, password, saltBytes, args);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Compares an unencrypted <paramref name="password"/> with a stored, encrypted <paramref name="existingPassword"/>.
@@ -47,7 +52,8 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         /// <returns>
         /// <see langword="true"/> if hash comparison succeeds, <see langword="false"/> if it fails.
         /// </returns>
-        public static bool CompareHashedPassword<T>(Password existingPassword, string password, byte[] salt, params object[] args)
+        public static bool CompareHashedPassword<T>(Password existingPassword, string password, byte[] salt,
+            params object[] args)
         {
             var providedPassword = typeof(SecurityHelper)
                 .GetMethod("GetPassword", new Type[] { typeof(string), typeof(byte[]), typeof(object[]) })
@@ -56,6 +62,14 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
 
             return existingPassword.Equals(providedPassword);
         }
+        
+        public static bool CompareHashedPassword(Password existingPassword, string password, string salt,
+            IPasswordAlgorithm algorithm, params object[] args)
+        {
+            var saltBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(salt);
+            
+            return CompareHashedPassword(existingPassword, password, saltBytes, algorithm, args);
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Compares an unencrypted <paramref name="password"/> with a stored, encrypted <paramref name="existingPassword"/>.
@@ -70,18 +84,49 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         /// <returns>
         /// <see langword="true"/> if hash comparison succeeds, <see langword="false"/> if it fails.
         /// </returns>
-        public static bool CompareHashedPassword(Password existingPassword, string password, byte[] salt, IPasswordAlgorithm algorithm, params object[] args)
+        public static bool CompareHashedPassword(Password existingPassword, string password, byte[] salt,
+            IPasswordAlgorithm algorithm, params object[] args)
         {
             var algorithmType = algorithm.GetType();
 
             var providedPassword = typeof(SecurityHelper)
-                .GetMethod("GetPassword", new Type[] {typeof(string), typeof(byte[]), typeof(object[])})
+                .GetMethod("GetPassword", new Type[] { typeof(string), typeof(byte[]), typeof(object[]) })
                 ?.MakeGenericMethod(algorithmType)
                 ?.Invoke(null, new object[] { password, salt, args });
 
             return existingPassword.Equals(providedPassword);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Verifies a plaintext password against a persisted PBKDF2 hash and salt.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="password">The plaintext password supplied by the caller.</param>
+        /// <param name="storedHash">The persisted PBKDF2 hash.</param>
+        /// <param name="salt">The persisted PBKDF2 salt.</param>
+        /// <returns><see langword="true"/> when the password matches the persisted hash.</returns>
+        public static bool VerifyPbkdf2(string password, byte[] storedHash, byte[] salt)
+        {
+            if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(password) || storedHash == null || salt == null)
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            var candidateHash = Pbkdf2(password, salt).Hash;
+            return CryptographicOperations.FixedTimeEquals(storedHash, candidateHash);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Produces a deterministic SHA-256 digest for an opaque secret that must be looked up
+        /// without persisting the raw value.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="secret">The raw opaque secret.</param>
+        /// <returns>The Base64-encoded digest.</returns>
+        public static string HashOpaqueSecret(string secret)
+        {
+            ArgumentException.ThrowIfNullOrWhiteSpace(secret);
+            return Convert.ToBase64String(SHA256.HashData(Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(secret)));
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Retrieves a <see cref="Password"/> object using the specified password and generates a random salt value.
         /// Then it uses that salt to call the overloaded <see cref="GetPassword{T}(string, byte[], object[])"/> method with the given password and
@@ -98,9 +143,9 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         /// instance of <typeparamref name="T"/> created using any optional constructor arguments provided.
         /// </returns>
         /// <seealso cref="SecurityHelper.SALT_SIZE"/>
-        public static Password GetPassword<T>(string password, params object[] args)
+        public static Password GetPassword<T>(string password, int saltSize, params object[] args) where T : IPasswordAlgorithm
         {
-            var salt = SecurityHelper.GetSalt;
+            var salt = GetRandomBytes(saltSize);
             return GetPassword<T>(password, salt, args);
         }
 
@@ -129,14 +174,16 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         /// A new <see cref="Password"/> object with the given password and salt, as well as an instance
         /// of <typeparamref name="T"/> created using the provided constructor arguments.
         /// </returns>
-        public static Password GetPassword<T>(string password, byte[] salt, params object[] args) where T : IPasswordAlgorithm
+        public static Password GetPassword<T>(string password, byte[] salt, params object[] args)
+            where T : IPasswordAlgorithm
         {
             //var allArgs = args.Prepend(salt).Prepend(password).ToArray(); // Prepend in reverse order so that password precedes salt.
             var argTypes = args.Select(arg => arg.GetType()).ToArray();
             var algorithmConstructor = typeof(T).GetConstructor(argTypes);
             if (algorithmConstructor == null)
             {
-                CapyEventReporter.EmitEvent(EventLevel.Error, "Cannot find a constructor for {0} that matches the given arguments: {1}",
+                CapyEventReporter.EmitEvent(EventLevel.Error,
+                    "Cannot find a constructor for {0} that matches the given arguments: {1}",
                     args: new[]
                     {
                         typeof(T).Name,
@@ -149,7 +196,8 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
 
             if (passwordInstance == null)
             {
-                CapyEventReporter.EmitEvent(EventLevel.Error, "There was an error invoking the constructor for {0} with the given arguments: {1}",
+                CapyEventReporter.EmitEvent(EventLevel.Error,
+                    "There was an error invoking the constructor for {0} with the given arguments: {1}",
                     args: new[]
                     {
                         typeof(T).Name,
@@ -198,9 +246,9 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         /// <returns>
         /// A new <see cref="Password"/> object containing the hashed password and a randomly generated salt.
         /// </returns>
-        public static Password Pbkdf2(string password)
+        public static Password Pbkdf2(string password, int saltSize)
         {
-            var salt = SecurityHelper.GetRandomBytes(SALT_SIZE);
+            var salt = SecurityHelper.GetRandomBytes(saltSize);
             var pwd = new Password(password, salt, Password.Pbkdf2Algorithm);
 
             return pwd;
@@ -217,9 +265,15 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         {
             if (validCharacters.Length == 0)
             {
-                CapyEventReporter.EmitEvent(EventLevel.Warning, "No valid characters were provided, so all valid caharacters will be assumed.");
-                validCharacters = new[] { ValidCharacterCollection.Lowercase, ValidCharacterCollection.Uppercase, ValidCharacterCollection.Numbers, ValidCharacterCollection.Special };
+                CapyEventReporter.EmitEvent(EventLevel.Warning,
+                    "No valid characters were provided, so all valid caharacters will be assumed.");
+                validCharacters = new[]
+                {
+                    ValidCharacterCollection.Lowercase, ValidCharacterCollection.Uppercase,
+                    ValidCharacterCollection.Numbers, ValidCharacterCollection.Special
+                };
             }
+
             return GetRandomString(length, validCharacters);
         }
 
@@ -235,6 +289,7 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
             {
                 return CompareStrings(first, second);
             }
+
             return CompareStrings(first.Trim(), second.Trim());
         }
 
@@ -259,9 +314,12 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         public static string GetRandomString(int length, params ValidCharacterCollection[] validChars)
         {
             var buffer = new StringBuilder(length);
-            var randomNumberBuffer = new byte[length * 3]; // Overprovision the buffer so we can discard a small percentage.
+            var randomNumberBuffer =
+                new byte[length * 3]; // Overprovision the buffer so we can discard a small percentage.
             var validCharacters = GetValidCharacterComposition(validChars);
-            var validByteUpperLimit = (256 / validCharacters.Length) * validCharacters.Length - 1; // Maintains equal distribution of valid characters.
+            var validByteUpperLimit =
+                (256 / validCharacters.Length) * validCharacters.Length -
+                1; // Maintains equal distribution of valid characters.
 
             using (var rng = RandomNumberGenerator.Create())
             {
@@ -286,24 +344,13 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
             return buffer.ToString();
         }
 
-        /// <summary> Generates a random byte array that can act as a salt. </summary>
-        /// <remarks>
-        /// A default length of <see cref="SALT_SIZE"/> is provided as a sane default. Larger values can be used for increased
-        /// entropy.
-        /// </remarks>
-        /// <param name="length"> (Optional) The desired length of the generated byte array. </param>
-        /// <returns> An array of byte. </returns>
-        public static byte[] GetSalt(int length = SALT_SIZE)
-        {
-            return GetRandomBytes(length);
-        }
 
         /// <summary> Generates a new byte array of the specified length with random values. </summary>
         /// <param name="length"> The desired length of the generated byte array. </param>
         /// <returns> A new byte array of the specified length filled with random values. </returns>
-        private static byte[] GetRandomBytes(int length)
+        public static byte[] GetRandomBytes(int length)
         {
-            if(length <= 0)
+            if (length <= 0)
             {
                 CapyEventReporter.EmitEvent(EventLevel.Error, "Length must be greater than 0.");
                 return GetRandomBytes(16);
@@ -323,7 +370,7 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="validCharacters">An array of ValidCharacterCollection enumeration values representing the desired character sets.</param>
         /// <returns>A string containing all the characters from the specified character sets.</returns>
-        private static string GetValidCharacterComposition(params ValidCharacterCollection[] validCharacters)
+        public static string GetValidCharacterComposition(params ValidCharacterCollection[] validCharacters)
         {
             var composition = new StringBuilder();
             foreach (var c in validCharacters)
@@ -331,16 +378,16 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
                 switch (c)
                 {
                     case ValidCharacterCollection.Lowercase:
-                        composition.Append(LOWER_CASE_CHARACTERS);
+                        composition.Append(SecurityHelper.LOWER_CASE_CHARACTERS);
                         break;
                     case ValidCharacterCollection.Uppercase:
-                        composition.Append(LOWER_CASE_CHARACTERS);
+                        composition.Append(SecurityHelper.UPPER_CASE_CHARACTERS);
                         break;
                     case ValidCharacterCollection.Numbers:
-                        composition.Append(LOWER_CASE_CHARACTERS);
+                        composition.Append(SecurityHelper.NUMBER_CHARACTERS);
                         break;
                     case ValidCharacterCollection.Special:
-                        composition.Append(LOWER_CASE_CHARACTERS);
+                        composition.Append(SecurityHelper.SPECIAL_CHARACTERS);
                         break;
                     default:
                         break;
@@ -379,16 +426,19 @@ namespace CapyKit.Helpers
         /// </summary>
         [EnumerationDescriptionAttribute(SecurityHelper.LOWER_CASE_CHARACTERS)]
         Lowercase,
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates that upper case characters should be included in the random string.
         /// </summary>
         [EnumerationDescriptionAttribute(SecurityHelper.UPPER_CASE_CHARACTERS)]
         Uppercase,
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates that numeric characters should be included in the random string.
         /// </summary>
         [EnumerationDescriptionAttribute(SecurityHelper.NUMBER_CHARACTERS)]
         Numbers,
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Indicates that special characters should be included in the random string.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/Tests/Helpers/SecurityHelperTests.cs b/Tests/Helpers/SecurityHelperTests.cs
index 73dff40..d35fc3c 100644
--- a/Tests/Helpers/SecurityHelperTests.cs
+++ b/Tests/Helpers/SecurityHelperTests.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ namespace Tests.Helpers
     internal class SecurityHelperTests
     {
         private const string Password = "TestPassword";
-        private static readonly byte[] Salt = SecurityHelper.GetSalt();
+        private static readonly byte[] Salt = SecurityHelper.GetRandomBytes(32);
 
         [Test]
         public void CompareHashedPassword_WithSamePassword_ShouldReturnTrue()
@@ -82,6 +82,28 @@ namespace Tests.Helpers
             Assert.AreEqual(password1.Hash, password2.Hash);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void VerifyPbkdf2_WithPersistedCredential_ReturnsExpectedResult()
+        {
+            var credential = SecurityHelper.Pbkdf2(Password, Salt);
+
+            Assert.Multiple(() =>
+            {
+                Assert.That(SecurityHelper.VerifyPbkdf2(Password, credential.Hash, credential.Salt), Is.True);
+                Assert.That(SecurityHelper.VerifyPbkdf2("WrongPassword", credential.Hash, credential.Salt), Is.False);
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void HashOpaqueSecret_WithSameSecret_ReturnsStableDigest()
+        {
+            var first = SecurityHelper.HashOpaqueSecret("opaque-secret");
+            var second = SecurityHelper.HashOpaqueSecret("opaque-secret");
+
+            Assert.That(first, Is.EqualTo(second));
+            Assert.That(first, Is.Not.EqualTo("opaque-secret"));
+        }
+
         //[Test]
         //public void GetPassword_WithPBKDF2Algorithm_ShouldReturnValidPasswordObject()
         //{