/**
 *
 * @param password - The plain text password
 * @param hash - The hash stored in the database
 * @param salt - The salt stored in the database
 *
 * This function uses the crypto library to decrypt the hash using the salt and then compares
 * the decrypted hash/salt with the password that the user provided at login.
 */
export declare function verifyPassword(password: string, hash: string, salt: string): boolean;
/**
 *
 * @param password - The password string that the user inputs to the password field in the register form
 *
 * This function takes a plain text password and creates a salt and hash out of it.
 * Instead of storing the plaintext password in the database, the salt and hash are stored for security.
 */
export declare function generateSaltAndHash(password: string): {
    salt: string;
    hash: string;
};