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crypt
One-way string encryption (hashing)
(PHP 4, PHP 5)
string crypt ( string str [, string salt] )
crypt() will return an encrypted string using the standard Unix DES-based encryption algorithm or alternative algorithms that may be available on the system.
Some operating systems support more than one type of encryption. In
fact, sometimes the standard DES-based encryption is replaced by an
MD5-based encryption algorithm. The encryption type is triggered by the
salt argument. At install time, PHP determines the capabilities of the
crypt function and will accept salts for other encryption types. If no
salt is provided, PHP will auto-generate a standard two character salt by
default, unless the default encryption type on the system is MD5, in
which case a random MD5-compatible salt is generated. PHP sets a
constant named CRYPT_SALT_LENGTH which tells you
whether a regular two character salt applies to your system or the longer
twelve character salt is applicable.
The standard DES-based encryption crypt() returns the salt as the first two characters of the output. It also only uses the first eight characters of str, so longer strings that start with the same eight characters will generate the same result (when the same salt is used).
On systems where the crypt() function supports multiple encryption types, the following constants are set to 0 or 1 depending on whether the given type is available:
-
CRYPT_STD_DES- Standard DES-based encryption with a two character salt -
CRYPT_EXT_DES- Extended DES-based encryption with a nine character salt -
CRYPT_MD5- MD5 encryption with a twelve character salt starting with $1$ -
CRYPT_BLOWFISH- Blowfish encryption with a sixteen character salt starting with $2$ or $2a$
Parameters
- str
The string to be encrypted.
- salt
An optional salt string to base the encryption on. If not provided, one will be randomly generated by PHP each time you call this function.
If you are using the supplied salt, you should be aware that the salt is generated once. If you are calling this function repeatedly, this may impact both appearance and security.
Examples
Example 2403. crypt() examples
<?php
$password = crypt('mypassword'); // let the salt be automatically generated
/* You should pass the entire results of crypt() as the salt for comparing a
password, to avoid problems when different hashing algorithms are used. (As
it says above, standard DES-based password hashing uses a 2-character salt,
but MD5-based hashing uses 12.) */
if (crypt($user_input, $password) == $password) {
echo "Password verified!";
}
?>
Example 2404. Using crypt() with htpasswd
<?php
// Set the password
$password = 'mypassword';
// Get the hash, letting the salt be automatically generated
$hash = crypt($password);
?>
Example 2405. Using crypt() with different encryption types
<?php
if (CRYPT_STD_DES == 1) {
echo 'Standard DES: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', 'rl') . "\n";
}
if (CRYPT_EXT_DES == 1) {
echo 'Extended DES: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', '_J9..rasm') . "\n";
}
if (CRYPT_MD5 == 1) {
echo 'MD5: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', '$1$rasmusle$') . "\n";
}
if (CRYPT_BLOWFISH == 1) {
echo 'Blowfish: ' . crypt('rasmuslerdorf', '$2a$07$rasmuslerd...........$') . "\n";
}
?>The above example will output something similar to:
Standard DES: rl.3StKT.4T8M
Extended DES: _J9..rasmBYk8r9AiWNc
MD5: $1$rasmusle$rISCgZzpwk3UhDidwXvin0
Blowfish: $2a$07$rasmuslerd............nIdrcHdxcUxWomQX9j6kvERCFjTg7Ra