password_get_info

(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7)

password_get_info — Returns information about the given hash

Description

array password_get_info ( string $hash )

When passed in a valid hash created by an algorithm supported by password_hash(), this function will return an array of information about that hash.

Parameters

hash: A hash created by password_hash().

Return Values

Returns an associative array with three elements:

algo, which will match a password algorithm constant
algoName, which has the human readable name of the algorithm
options, which includes the options provided when calling password_hash()

User Contributed Notes

hej at gustav dot tv

2 years ago


<?php
var_dump(password_get_info($hash));
// Example
array(3) {
  ["algo"]=>
  int(1)
  ["algoName"]=>
  string(6) "bcrypt"
  ["options"]=>
  array(1) {
    ["cost"]=>
    int(10)
  }
}

?>