Function decompressHash

decompressHash(buffer, encoding?): PasswordHashType

Decompresses a password hash from a string.

Parameters

buffer: Buffer
The password hash to decompress.
encoding: BufferEncoding = DEFAULT_ENCODING
Encoding for Buffer fields

Returns PasswordHashType

A PasswordHashType object.

Example

const passwordHash = await generatePasswordHash('password'); // default options used
const compressedPasswordHash = compressHash(passwordHash); // default encoding used
const decompressedPasswordHash = decompressHash(compressedPasswordHash); // default encoding used