Passman.Core.Hash

Password Generation

generatePassword

Arguments

:: PassListEntry

-> MasterPassword

The master password

-> String

The generated password

Deterministically generates a password.

Master Password

data MasterPassword

Represents valid master passwords.

masterPassword :: String -> Maybe MasterPassword

Turn a string into a master password. Nothing if it contains invalid bytes or is too long

fromMasterPassword :: MasterPassword -> String

Turn a master password back into a string.

Hashing

hashMasterPassword

Arguments

:: MasterPassword

Master password

-> IO String

Hash

Generates a hash of the master password to be stored in the config.

checkMasterPassword

Arguments

:: String

Hash

-> MasterPassword

Master password

-> Bool

Tests if the master password is correct against a hash produced by hashMasterPassword.

>>> hash <- hashMasterPassword pass
>>> checkMasterPassword hash pass
True