pass

Simple module for Node.JS to generate/validate passwords from Apache htpasswd files.

The module supports Apache Basic Auth password formats - crypt(3), apr1/md5, sha1, plain.

All generated passwords are in sha1 format.

Requirements

• OpenSSL

Installation

npm install pass

Usage

Simple use-case - generate a hash from a password and validate it.

var pass = require("pass");

var password = "myPassword";

// generate a password hash
pass.generate(password, function(error, hash){
    if(error){
        console.log("Error occured: "+error.message);
        return;
    }


    // validate a password
    pass.validate(password, hash, function(error, success){
        if(error){
            console.log("Error occured: "+error.message);
            return;
        }

        console.log(success?"Passwords matched!":"No match!");
    });

});

See test.js for a better example

License

MIT