passwordHandler

function passwordHandler(password: string, hashedPassword: string)

async

Compares a plaintext password with a hashed password.

Returns: Promise<boolean>

• true if passwords match, otherwise false.
  See the official bcrypt package documentation for more details:

PARAMETER	TYPE	OPTIONAL	DEFAULT	DESCRIPTION
password	string			The plaintext password.
hashedPassword	string			The hashed password for comparison.

See:

• https://www.npmjs.com/package/bcrypt

const isMatch = await passwordHandler("myPassword", storedHashedPassword);
if (isMatch) {
  console.log("Password is correct");
}