---
title: Hash a password
sidebarTitle: Hash password
mode: center
---

The `Bun.password.hash()` function provides a fast, built-in mechanism for securely hashing passwords in Bun. No third-party dependencies are required.

```ts
const password = "super-secure-pa$$word";

const hash = await Bun.password.hash(password);
// => $argon2id$v=19$m=65536,t=2,p=1$tFq+9AVr1bfPxQdh6E8DQRhEXg/M/...
```

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By default, this uses the [Argon2id](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argon2) algorithm. Pass a second argument to `Bun.password.hash()` to use a different algorithm or configure the hashing parameters.

```ts
const password = "super-secure-pa$$word";

// use argon2 (default)
const argonHash = await Bun.password.hash(password, {
  memoryCost: 4, // memory usage in kibibytes
  timeCost: 3, // the number of iterations
});
```

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Bun also implements the [bcrypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bcrypt) algorithm. Specify `algorithm: "bcrypt"` to use it.

```ts
// use bcrypt
const bcryptHash = await Bun.password.hash(password, {
  algorithm: "bcrypt",
  cost: 4, // number between 4-31
});
```

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Use `Bun.password.verify()` to verify a password. The algorithm and its parameters are stored in the hash itself, so re-specifying configuration is unnecessary.

```ts
const password = "super-secure-pa$$word";
const hash = await Bun.password.hash(password);

const isMatch = await Bun.password.verify(password, hash);
// => true
```

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See [Docs > API > Hashing](/docs/runtime/hashing#bun-password) for complete documentation.
