function encryptPassword($password) {
$salt = substr(hash(\'whirlpool\', uniqid(rand(), true)), 0, 12);
$hash = hash(\'whirlpool\', $salt . $password);
$saltPos = (strlen($password) >= strlen($hash) ? strlen($hash) : strlen($password));
return substr($hash, 0, $saltPos) . $salt . substr($hash, $saltPos);
}