PasswordHash::HashPassword

	function HashPassword($password)
	{
		if ( strlen( $password ) > 4096 ) {
			return '*';
		}

		$random = '';

		if (CRYPT_BLOWFISH == 1 && !$this->portable_hashes) {
			$random = $this->get_random_bytes(16);
			$hash =
			    crypt($password, $this->gensalt_blowfish($random));
			if (strlen($hash) == 60)
				return $hash;
		}

		if (CRYPT_EXT_DES == 1 && !$this->portable_hashes) {
			if (strlen($random) < 3)
				$random = $this->get_random_bytes(3);
			$hash =
			    crypt($password, $this->gensalt_extended($random));
			if (strlen($hash) == 20)
				return $hash;
		}

		if (strlen($random) < 6)
			$random = $this->get_random_bytes(6);
		$hash =
		    $this->crypt_private($password,
		    $this->gensalt_private($random));
		if (strlen($hash) == 34)
			return $hash;

		# Returning '*' on error is safe here, but would _not_ be safe
		# in a crypt(3)-like function used _both_ for generating new
		# hashes and for validating passwords against existing hashes.
		return '*';
	}