How to encode a password in symfony 5?

@darrion.kuhn 

In Symfony 5, you can encode a password using the built-in security component, specifically the PasswordEncoderInterface.

Here is an example of how to encode a password in Symfony 5:

1. Inject the PasswordEncoderInterface service into your controller or service where you want to encode the password. You can do this using autowiring or by explicitly defining it as a dependency in your service configuration.

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// src/Controller/YourController.php

use SymfonyComponentSecurityCoreEncoderUserPasswordEncoderInterface;

class YourController extends AbstractController
{
    private $passwordEncoder;

    public function __construct(UserPasswordEncoderInterface $passwordEncoder)
    {
        $this->passwordEncoder = $passwordEncoder;
    }

    // ...
}

1. Use the encodePassword() method of the PasswordEncoderInterface to encode the password.

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public function encodePassword($password)
{
    $encodedPassword = $this->passwordEncoder->encodePassword($user, $password);

    // ...
}

You can now use the $encodedPassword to store in your database or use it for validation.

Note: In order to use the PasswordEncoderInterface, you need to have the security component installed and configured in your Symfony application.