Simplify hashing comparison

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/backend/cache/cache.go b/backend/cache/cache.go
index 918873e..56581b8 100644
--- a/backend/cache/cache.go
+++ b/backend/cache/cache.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func (c *Cache) Get(hash, userPassword string) (db.Paste, error) {
 	// if there is a password, check the provided one against it
 	if p.Password != "" {
 		// if passwords do not match, the user is unauthorized
-		if !hashing.ComparePasswords(p.Password, userPassword) {
+		if !hashing.PasswordsEqual(p.Password, userPassword) {
 			return db.Paste{}, UserUnauthorized
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/backend/hashing/hash.go b/backend/hashing/hash.go
index d4b2566..e944fbe 100644
--- a/backend/hashing/hash.go
+++ b/backend/hashing/hash.go
@@ -31,15 +31,11 @@ func HashPassword(password string) (string, error) {
 	return string(hashedPassword), err
 }
 
-func ComparePasswords(dbPassword, parsedPassword string) bool {
+func PasswordsEqual(dbPassword, parsedPassword string) bool {
 	dbPassBytes := []byte(dbPassword)
 	parsedPassBytes := []byte(parsedPassword)
 	compErr := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword(dbPassBytes, parsedPassBytes)
 
 	// if comparison error, the given password is not valid
-	if compErr == nil {
-		return true
-	} else {
-		return false
-	}
+	return compErr == nil
 }
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