if (Hash::check('plain-text', $hashedPassword)) { // The passwords match... }
$hash = '$2y$10$ug8B6Pxs546eQBNICxsEOOH3NgpXjOIo.g4rf1FPZk2xJncWcFUpu'; if( strlen($hash) == 60 && preg_match('/^\$2y\$/', $hash ))