CapyKit/Documentation/Help/M_CapyKit_Helpers_SecurityHelper_CompareHashedPassword__1.md

CompareHashedPassword<T>(Password, String, Byte[], Object[]) Method

Compares an unencrypted password with a stored, encrypted existingPassword. This method uses the specified password algorithm type T to retrieve the hashed version of the password and then compares it with the existingPassword.

Definition

Namespace: CapyKit.Helpers
Assembly: CapyKit (in CapyKit.dll) Version: 1.0.0

C#

public static bool CompareHashedPassword<T>(
	Password existingPassword,
	string password,
	byte[] salt,
	params Object[] args
)

F#

static member CompareHashedPassword : 
        existingPassword : Password * 
        password : string * 
        salt : byte[] * 
        args : Object[] -> bool 

Parameters

  Password

The existing, encrypted password.

  String

The unencrypted password to be compared.

  Byte[]

The salt value used in password hashing.

  Object[]

Additional arguments required for constructing the password algorithm instance.

Type Parameters

The type of the password hashing algorithm.

Return Value

Boolean
true if hash comparison succeeds, false if it fails.

See Also

Reference

SecurityHelper Class
CompareHashedPassword Overload
CapyKit.Helpers Namespace