# Reference

This module provides password encryption and hashing functionality to Boxlang

It contributes the following Built-in-Functions to the language:

* `ArgonHash`: Returns a secure input hash of the given string using the Argon2 hashing algorithm. ( Alias: `GenerateArgon2Hash` )
* `ArgonVerify`: Performs a Argon2 verification on the given string against the hashed value. ( Alias: `Argon2CheckHash` )
* `BCryptHash`: Returns a secure input hash of the given string using the BCrypt hashing algorithm.( Alias: `GenerateBCryptHash` )
* `BCryptVerify`: Performs a BCrypt verification on the given string against the hashed value. ( Alias: `VerifyBCryptHash` )
* `SCryptHash`: Returns a secure input hash of the given string using the SCrypt hashing algorithm.( Alias: `GenerateSCryptHash` )
* `SCryptVerify`: Performs a SCrypt verification on the given string against the hashed value. ( Alias: `VerifySCryptHash` )
* `GeneratePBKDFKey`: Generates a PDFK key from the given password and salt.


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