# Package laminas/laminas-crypt is abandoned
**URL:** https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/package-laminas-laminas-crypt-is-abandoned/3771
**Category:** Components & MVC
**Created:** [September 17, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/package-laminas-laminas-crypt-is-abandoned/3771 "2024-09-17T10:09:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@voltan](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/voltan)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 10:09am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/package-laminas-laminas-crypt-is-abandoned/3771/1 "2024-09-17T10:09:02Z")
Hello
Today I get this error
```auto
Package laminas/laminas-crypt is abandoned, you should avoid using it. No replacement was suggested.
```
I use this package for create a password by Bcrypt, What is the alternative method to create a password?
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### Author:  [@froschdesign](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/froschdesign)
#### Post date: [September 17, 2024, 10:18am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/package-laminas-laminas-crypt-is-abandoned/3771/2 "2024-09-17T10:18:11Z")
Use PHP’s `password_hash` function:
> **[PHP: password\_hash - Manual](https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.password-hash.php)**
>
> PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.
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### Author:  [@voltan](https://discourse.laminas.dev/u/voltan)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2024, 8:08am UTC](https://discourse.laminas.dev/t/package-laminas-laminas-crypt-is-abandoned/3771/3 "2024-09-18T08:08:13Z")
Thank for your reply
For other actions I used [GitHub - phpseclib/phpseclib: PHP Secure Communications Library](https://github.com/phpseclib/phpseclib), What is your idea? its OK?