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password_get_info

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(PHP 5 >= 5.5.0, PHP 7, PHP 8)

Returns information about the given hash

Description

password_get_info(string $hash): array

When passed in a valid hash created by an algorithm supported by password_hash(), this function will return an array of information about that hash.

Parameters

hash: Hash

Return Values

Returns an associative array with three elements:

algo, which will match a password algorithm constant
algoName, which has the human readable name of the algorithm
options, which includes the options provided when calling password_hash()

Source: reference/password/functions/password-get-info.xml · from the official PHP manual (php/doc-en)