PasswordHash

passwordHash

Queues an asynchronous Argon2id password hash operation.

Syntax

number|false passwordHash(string password, function callback)

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
password	string	yes	The password to hash, from 1 to 256 bytes.
callback	function	yes	Called as callback(success, encodedHash, error).

Returns

Returns a numeric request identifier when queued, or false when validation, service availability, or queue limits reject the request.

Examples

Hash a password before storing an account:

passwordHash(password, function(success, encodedHash, errorMessage)
    if not success then
        outputDebugString(errorMessage or "Password hashing failed")
        return
    end
    -- Store encodedHash in the server database.
end)

Notes

• Available only in server-side resource scripts.
• Hashing runs on the bounded password worker service and does not block the server tick.
• Never send plaintext passwords to other clients or include them in logs.