Misc cleanup

* Removed some unnecessary user of pointers
* Removed dead cruft
* Reorganized code

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/hotline/user.go b/hotline/user.go
index 5d09b2d..00fe98c 100644
--- a/hotline/user.go
+++ b/hotline/user.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package hotline
 
 import (
 	"encoding/binary"
+	"golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+	"log"
 )
 
 // User flags are stored as a 2 byte bitmap with the following values:
@@ -68,3 +70,18 @@ func negateString(clearText []byte) []byte {
 	}
 	return obfuText
 }
+
+func hashAndSalt(pwd []byte) string {
+	// Use GenerateFromPassword to hash & salt pwd.
+	// MinCost is just an integer constant provided by the bcrypt
+	// package along with DefaultCost & MaxCost.
+	// The cost can be any value you want provided it isn't lower
+	// than the MinCost (4)
+	hash, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword(pwd, bcrypt.MinCost)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println(err)
+	}
+	// GenerateFromPassword returns a byte slice so we need to
+	// convert the bytes to a string and return it
+	return string(hash)
+}