-- -- crypt() and gen_salt(): bcrypt -- select crypt('', '$2a$06$RQiOJ.3ELirrXwxIZY8q0O'); crypt -------------------------------------------------------------- $2a$06$RQiOJ.3ELirrXwxIZY8q0OlGbBEpDmx7IRZlNYvGJ1SHXwNi2cEKK (1 row) select crypt('foox', '$2a$06$RQiOJ.3ELirrXwxIZY8q0O'); crypt -------------------------------------------------------------- $2a$06$RQiOJ.3ELirrXwxIZY8q0OR3CVJrAfda1z26CCHPnB6mmVZD8p0/C (1 row) create table ctest (data text, res text, salt text); insert into ctest values ('password', '', ''); update ctest set salt = gen_salt('bf', 8); update ctest set res = crypt(data, salt); select res = crypt(data, res) as "worked" from ctest; worked -------- t (1 row) drop table ctest;