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+      "dev": true,
       "license": "ISC"
     },
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diff --git a/backend/package.json b/backend/package.json
index f4f098d..1543875 100644
--- a/backend/package.json
+++ b/backend/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
   "description": "",
   "dependencies": {
     "archiver": "^7.0.1",
-    "bcrypt": "^5.1.1",
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "express": "^4.21.2",
     "jsonwebtoken": "^9.0.2"
diff --git a/backend/src/utils.ts b/backend/src/utils.ts
index 4093f69..94d53ee 100644
--- a/backend/src/utils.ts
+++ b/backend/src/utils.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {Express} from "express";
-import bcrypt from "bcrypt";
+import * as crypto from "node:crypto";
 
 /**
  * @desc Print the endpoints loaded into the express application.
@@ -28,20 +28,57 @@ export function printEndpoints(app: Express): void {
 }
 
 /**
- * Create a hash of string
+ * Hash a string.
  * @param s {string} Target string
  * @return {string} Target string hash
  */
 export function hashString(s: string): string {
-    return bcrypt.hashSync(s, 10);
+    // Generate a random salt if not provided
+    const salt = crypto.randomBytes(16).toString('hex');
+
+    // Parameters for scrypt
+    const keylen = 64; // Length of the derived key (hash)
+    const cost = 16384; // CPU/memory cost parameter (N)
+    const blockSize = 8; // Block size parameter (r)
+    const parallelization = 1; // Parallelization parameter (p)
+
+    // Derive the key (hash)
+    const derivedKey = crypto.scryptSync(
+        s,
+        salt,
+        keylen,
+        {cost, blockSize, parallelization}
+    );
+
+    // Store the salt and hash together (e.g., as a colon-separated string)
+    return `${salt}:${derivedKey.toString('hex')}`;
 }
 
 /**
- * Validates a string to a hash
- * @param s {string} Target string
- * @param hash {string} Target hash
- * @return {boolean} Is the string and hash match
+ * Validate a string and a hash for a match
+ * @param s Target string
+ * @param hash Target hash
+ * @return {boolean} Valid
  */
 export function validateHash(s: string, hash: string): boolean {
-    return bcrypt.compareSync(s, hash);
+    // Split the stored hash into salt and derived key
+    const [salt, storedDerivedKeyHex] = hash.split(':');
+    const storedDerivedKey = Buffer.from(storedDerivedKeyHex, 'hex');
+
+    // Parameters for scrypt (must match the hashing parameters)
+    const keylen = 64;
+    const cost = 16384;
+    const blockSize = 8;
+    const parallelization = 1;
+
+    // Derive the key from the provided password and stored salt
+    const derivedKey = crypto.scryptSync(
+        s,
+        salt,
+        keylen,
+        {cost, blockSize, parallelization}
+    );
+
+    // Compare the derived key with the stored derived key
+    return crypto.timingSafeEqual(derivedKey, storedDerivedKey);
 }
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