Free Bcrypt Hash Generator

Generate production-style bcrypt password hashes right in your browser. Pick a cost factor, hash any password, and verify hashes against passwords with the built-in checker — ideal for seeding databases, writing tests, and learning how adaptive password hashing works. Nothing leaves your device.

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Verification

Private by design. This tool runs 100% in your browser — your code is never uploaded to any server.

How to Use the Bcrypt Generator

  1. Type the password you want to hash.
  2. Choose a cost factor (10 is the common default; higher is slower and stronger).
  3. Click Generate hash and wait a moment while your device computes it.
  4. Use the verifier below to check a password against any bcrypt hash.

Features

This tool uses the well-known bcryptjs implementation to produce real $2a$ bcrypt hashes with a random salt per hash — the same format PHP, Node, Python, and Ruby password libraries accept. The cost factor is adjustable from 4 (instant, for tests) to 12 (deliberately slow, for real secrets), and the integrated verifier lets you confirm a hash matches a password without touching your application code.

Benefits & Use Cases

Backend developers generate seed hashes for local databases and fixtures without writing throwaway scripts; QA engineers create known test credentials; students see first-hand why identical passwords produce different hashes (unique salts) and why higher cost factors take measurably longer. Because hashing runs on your own CPU, test passwords are never transmitted.

Tips

Use cost 4–6 for automated tests where speed matters, and 10–12 for anything resembling production. Bcrypt truncates passwords at 72 bytes — for longer passphrases, pre-hash with SHA-256 first. Never lower the cost factor on an existing user database just to make logins faster; slowness is the security feature.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is bcrypt?

Bcrypt is an adaptive password-hashing function designed to be deliberately slow. It combines a salt and a configurable work factor so that brute-force attacks stay expensive even as hardware gets faster. It is the recommended choice for storing passwords in most web applications.

What does the cost factor mean?

The cost factor controls how much work hashing takes: each increment doubles the computation time. Cost 10 takes roughly a tenth of a second on modern hardware, while cost 12 takes about four times longer. Higher cost means stronger protection against guessing attacks.

Can a bcrypt hash be decrypted back to the password?

No. Bcrypt is a one-way function. The only way to test a guess is to hash the guess with the same salt and cost and compare — which is exactly what the verifier on this page does.

Why do two hashes of the same password look different?

Every bcrypt hash includes a randomly generated salt. The salt makes identical passwords produce different hashes, which defeats rainbow-table attacks.

Is it safe to hash passwords in the browser?

For generating test hashes, seeds, and learning — yes, because nothing leaves your device. For real user registration and login, hashing must happen on your server so the plaintext password is protected in transit and at rest.

Which cost should I use in production?

Cost 10 to 12 is the common recommendation today: slow enough to resist brute force (hundreds of milliseconds) but fast enough that users do not notice login delays. Revisit the value every couple of years as hardware improves.

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