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+package de.ids_mannheim.korap.misc;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.mindrot.jbcrypt.BCrypt;
+
+public class BCryptTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void testSalt () {
+        String salt = BCrypt.gensalt(8);
+        System.out.println(salt);
+
+        String plain = "secret";
+        String password = BCrypt.hashpw(plain, salt);
+        System.out.println(password);
+        
+        assertTrue(BCrypt.checkpw(plain, password));
+    }
+}