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Question about Encrypt and Hashing

Hello!

I'm new on phalcon and have a question about two features, the Crypt and Security...I was reading and got the Crypt service working on a Cli projet to encrypt files and decrypt them. But when I will use the Encrypt service and when I will use the Hashing service?

Because on Vokuro app use the Encrypt service to store passwords, and I was thinking for password is not to store then with hash and not crypt? Is there any difference or is the same thing?



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Hi,

Crypt is often used when you want to hide some information from user, but want to be able to decrypt. Example - cookies.

Hash when you don't need to decrypt information like passwords. There is mechanism how to check is hashed information is equal to the hash. More information here: https://olddocs.phalcon.io/en/3.0.1/reference/security.html