password_verify

Function • Misc changes in PHP 8.2

Verifies that a password matches a hash.

PHP 5.3-5.4

Added

PHP 5.6

PHP 7

Improved

PHP 8.1-8.2

PHP 8.3

PHP 8.4

PHP 8.5

PHP 8.6

`password_verify` Function synopsis

password_verify(string $password, string $hash): bool

Parameters

`$password`

Typestring

The user's password.

`$hash`

Typestring

A hash created by password_hash.

Return value

Typebool

Returns true if the password and hash match, or false otherwise.

Changes to the `password_verify` Function

PHP 8.2

Attribute added for parameter $password: #[SensitiveParameter]

PHP 8.0

Return type added: bool
Parameter type added for parameter #1 ($password): string
Parameter type added for parameter #2 ($hash): string

- password_verify($password, $hash)
+ password_verify(string $password, string $hash): bool

PHP 5.5

Function added

`password_verify` Function Availability

PHP Version	Availability
PHP 8.6Future Release	Yes
PHP 8.5Upcoming Release	Yes
PHP 8.4Supported (Latest)	Yes
PHP 8.3Supported	Yes
PHP 8.2Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.1Security-Fixes Only	Yes
PHP 8.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.4Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.3Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.2Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.1Unsupported	Yes
PHP 7.0Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.6Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.5Unsupported	Yes
PHP 5.4Unsupported	No
PHP 5.3Unsupported	No