diff --git a/app/fns.go b/app/fns.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a420c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/fns.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package app
+
+import "golang.org/x/crypto/bcrypt"
+
+func HashPassword(password string) (string, error) {
+	bytes, err := bcrypt.GenerateFromPassword([]byte(password), 14)
+	return string(bytes), err
+}
+
+func CheckPasswordHash(password, hash string) bool {
+	err := bcrypt.CompareHashAndPassword([]byte(hash), []byte(password))
+	return err == nil
+}