Why does password_verify return false? This question is intended to be canonical and has been created simply based on the amount of questions that have been asked on this topic. Answer There are a variety of reasons why password_verify could be returning false, it can range from the setup of your table to the actual comparing of the password, below
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Verifying MD5 passwords using password_verify()
Is there a way to convert a MD5 password to something that can be verified by password_verify()? I read on the Crypt Wikipedia page that “The printable form of MD5 password hashes starts with $1$.” …
PHP Password verify always returns false
I’m using PHP’s password hashing API to hash and verify my passwords on a site I’m building, however whenever I try and verify my password it always returns false. I have a User class which sets the …
Generating Password Hash In PHP 5.5 And Setting Cost Option
I know PHP 5.5 is in alpha but this class I am making is just being made in advance to utilize it’s hashing feature by using function_exists(). I checked out the password_hash documentation. The 3rd argument is for $options which currently supports two options, ‘salt’ and ‘cost’. It states the following: cost, which denotes the algorithmic cost that should be