Username and Password Hashing

This is a simple Node.js script that prompts the user for their username and password, generates a random salt, and hashes the password using the Argon2 algorithm. The username, salt, and hashed password are then saved to a file in JSON format.

Prerequisites

• Node.js v10 or higher
• NPM (Node Package Manager)

Installation

1. Clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Install the required dependencies by running npm install in the command line.

Usage

1. Navigate to the project directory in the command line.
2. Run node index.js.
3. Enter your username and password when prompted.
4. The program will generate a random salt and use the Argon2 algorithm to hash the password.
5. The username, salt, and hashed password will be saved to a file called credentials.txt.

Files

• index.js: Contains the code for prompting the user for their username and password, generating a random salt, hashing the password, and saving the data to a file.
• package.json: Contains information about the project and its dependencies.
• README.md: This file.

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.