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# Use strong security mechanisms with argon2

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## Metadata{% #metadata %}

**ID:** `javascript-node-security/argon2`

**Language:** JavaScript

**Severity:** Error

**Category:** Security

**CWE**: [327](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/327.html)

**Related CWEs**:

- [328](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/328.html)
- [916](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/916.html)
- [1240](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/1240.html)

## Description{% #description %}

Use secure and fast security mechanisms with using `argon2`.

#### Learn More{% #learn-more %}

- [argon2 types](https://github.com/ranisalt/node-argon2/wiki/Options#type)

## Non-Compliant Code Examples{% #non-compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
await argon2.hash('password', {type: argon2.argon2d})
await argon2.hash('password', {type: argon2.argon2i})
```

## Compliant Code Examples{% #compliant-code-examples %}

```javascript
await argon2.hash('password', {type: argon2.argon2id})
await argon2.hash('password', {})
```
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