Verify password hash in nodejs which was generated in php

Question

My php code generates a hash using password_hash which I store in a database. Below is the PHP code:

$hash = password_hash($value, PASSWORD_BCRYPT, array('cost' => $cost));

I would like to verify / check the password against this hash in nodejs.

I saw lot of node modules (bcrypt, phpass, node-bcrypt), but all of them give me false. Below is sample hash generated in php and which I m trying to verify in nodejs.

var hash = '$2y$08$9TTThrthZhTOcoHELRjuN.3mJd2iKYIeNlV/CYJUWWRnDfRRw6fD2';

var bcrypt = require('bcrypt');

bcrypt.compare("secret", hash, function(err, res) {
    console.log(res);
});

(Here secret is real password)

My current workaround is to call a php script via node to verify (for anybody who needs a workaround)

var exec = require('child_process').exec;
var cmd = 'php verify.php password encryped_pasword';
exec(cmd, function (error, stdout, stderr) {
  // output is in stdout
  console.log(stdout);
 //If stdout has 1 it satisfies else false
});

This is a hack and not a good answer to this problem. Is there a way to verify the password in nodejs without using a workaround like this?

Answer 1

Replace $2y$ in the hashed password with $2a$，then bcrypt.compare should give you correct result.

var hash = '$2y$08$9TTThrthZhTOcoHELRjuN.3mJd2iKYIeNlV/CYJUWWRnDfRRw6fD2';
var bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
hash = hash.replace(/^\$2y(.+)$/i, '$2a$1');
bcrypt.compare("secret", hash, function(err, res) {
    console.log(res);
});

on ES6:

import bcrypt from 'bcrypt';
let hash = '$2y$08$9TTThrthZhTOcoHELRjuN.3mJd2iKYIeNlV/CYJUWWRnDfRRw6fD2';
hash = hash.replace(/^\$2y(.+)$/i, '$2a$1');
bcrypt.compare('secret', hash, function(err, res) {
    console.log(res);
});