How do you use bcrypt for hashing passwords in PHP?

Every now and then I hear the advice “Use bcrypt for storing passwords in PHP, bcrypt rules”. But what is bcrypt? PHP doesn’t offer any such functions, Wikipedia babbles about a file-encryption utility and Web searches just reveal a few implementations of Blowfish in different languages. Now Blowfish is also available in PHP via mcrypt, … Continue reading How do you use bcrypt for hashing passwords in PHP?