Security & Authentication Tools

PHP Password Hash Generator

Generate a real hash compatible with PHP's password_hash() - bcrypt (PASSWORD_BCRYPT) or Argon2id (PASSWORD_ARGON2ID) - verifiable with password_verify().

Choose bcrypt or Argon2id (PHP's two modern password_hash() algorithms) - this tool generates a real hash in the exact format PHP produces.

Algorithm Password

Cost (PASSWORD_BCRYPT 'cost' option, default 10)

Computed entirely in your browser using real bcrypt/Argon2 implementations - your password is never transmitted anywhere.

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This generates hash text only - no PHP code is executed. The output is directly usable with PHP's own password_verify() function.

How PHP Hashes Passwords

PHP's password_hash() function supports PASSWORD_BCRYPT (default, producing a $2y$ -prefixed hash) and PASSWORD_ARGON2I/PASSWORD_ARGON2ID - all producing self-contained, standard hash strings that password_verify() can check directly.

Why Use This Tool?

Useful for generating a real password hash for a database seed, test fixture, or manual verification - without writing and running a one-off PHP script.

How to Use It

Choose bcrypt or Argon2id.
Enter a password and adjust cost/memory parameters if needed.
Copy the generated hash - directly usable with password_verify($password, $hash).

Understanding $2y$ vs $2b$

PHP's bcrypt implementation uses the $2y$ identifier (a PHP-specific fix for a historical sign-extension bug in some other bcrypt implementations) - modern bcrypt libraries handle $2y$ hashes correctly, and this tool generates hashes with that same PHP-standard prefix.