Laravel "Hash::make" alternative for url parameters?

Question

How can I do hashing url paramaters in Laravel? I know the Hash::make method, but that's a method for passwords (those hashes are not very url-friendly). Does Laravel have a beter alternative, so I can hash parameters like http://url?key=2jd8dka72

Answer 1

you can use Laravel Encrypt function for that .

put use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt; in header section and than use Crypt::encrypt($param) to encrypt param and Crypt::decrypt($param) to decrypt it.

Answer 2

Just add base64 encoding to make it more friendly looking.

use Hash;
...
$id = 15;
$key = base64_encode(Hash::make($id));
echo "http://someurl?send_mail_to_user=$id&key=$key";

When you check it:

use Hash;
...
$keyDecoded = base64_decode($request->key);
if(Hash::check($request->id, $keyDecoded)) {
   // checked
}

Another way is to use some complicated function like a large number at another base. But it is not secured (just security through obscurity):

echo base_convert($id * 250 + 5675675, 10, 33); // converts 15 to 4q18q
echo ((base_convert('4q18q', 33, 10) - 5675675) / 250); // converts back, but this one is not being used
// checking:
if(base_convert($request->id * 250 + 5675675, 10, 33) === $request->key) {
   // checked
}