diff --git a/packages/backend/src/auth/utils.ts b/packages/backend/src/auth/utils.ts
index 9f95d6a..6a40067 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/auth/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/auth/utils.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import bcrypt from "bcrypt";
 import * as jwt from "jsonwebtoken";
 
 const JWT_EXPIRES_IN = (process.env.JWT_EXPIRES_IN ?? "7d") as jwt.SignOptions["expiresIn"];
@@ -10,6 +11,10 @@ const requireJwtSecret = () => {
     return secret;
 };
 
+export const hashPassword = (password: string) => bcrypt.hash(password, 10);
+
+export const verifyPassword = (password: string, hash: string) => bcrypt.compare(password, hash);
+
 export const generateToken = (userId: number) => {
     const secret = requireJwtSecret();
     return jwt.sign({ userId }, secret, { expiresIn: JWT_EXPIRES_IN });