Should you store the passwords in the database?

Basically, NO you shouldn’t store the passwords in the database, you should store the password hash.

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Installing bcrypt:

Using Node, install bcrypt :

npm install bcrypt
# or
yarn add bcrypt

In your code, require bcrypt and define the salt rounds,

const bcrypt = require("bcrypt");
const saltRounds = 10;

Creating the password hash:

If you prefer using async/await :

let hash = await bcrypt.hash("password", saltRounds);

Or, if you prefer using callbacks :

bcrypt.hash('password', saltRounds, (error, hash) => {
  
});

Then you can store the resulting hash in the database, note that password refers to the password string.

Verifying the password hash:

If you need the verify the password hash, you should compare it with the hash stored in the database using bcrypt.compare() :

If you prefer using async/await :

let comparisonResult = await bcrypt.compare("password", hash);

Or, if you prefer using callbacks :

bcrypt.compare('password', hash, (error, comparisonResult) => {
  
});

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