Bcrypt Password Management Functions

This code block includes three functions using the bcrypt library for generating salts, hashing passwords, and verifying passwords.

Technology Stack : bcrypt

Code Type : The type of code

Code Difficulty : Intermediate

                
                    
import bcrypt
import os

def generate_salt():
    # This function generates a new salt using bcrypt.gensalt() and returns it.
    return bcrypt.gensalt()

def hash_password(password, salt=None):
    # This function hashes a password using bcrypt.hashpw(). If no salt is provided, a new one is generated.
    if salt is None:
        salt = generate_salt()
    return bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode('utf-8'), salt)

def check_password(password, hashed):
    # This function checks if the provided password matches the hashed password using bcrypt.checkpw().
    return bcrypt.checkpw(password.encode('utf-8'), hashed)

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