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scrypt

package module

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Versions in this module

v1

v1.4.1

Feb 10, 2026

v1.4.0

Dec 25, 2025

v1.3.0

Apr 2, 2018

v1.2.0

Nov 19, 2016

Changes in this version

+ var DefaultParams = Params

+ var ErrInvalidHash = errors.New("scrypt: the provided hash is not in the correct format")

+ var ErrInvalidParams = errors.New("scrypt: the parameters provided are invalid")

+ var ErrMismatchedHashAndPassword = errors.New("scrypt: the hashed password does not match the hash of the given password")

+ func CompareHashAndPassword(hash []byte, password []byte) error

+ func GenerateFromPassword(password []byte, params Params) ([]byte, error)

+ func GenerateRandomBytes(n int) ([]byte, error)

+ type Params struct

+ DKLen int

+ N int

+ P int

+ R int

+ SaltLen int

+ func Calibrate(timeout time.Duration, memMiBytes int, params Params) (Params, error)

+ func Cost(hash []byte) (Params, error)

+ func (p *Params) Check() error