diff --git a/utils/hashing.ts b/utils/hashing.ts
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+export async function hashPassword(password: string) {
+  const encodedPass = new TextEncoder().encode(password);
+  const hashBuffer = await crypto.subtle.digest("SHA-384", encodedPass);
+  const hashArray = Array.from(new Uint8Array(hashBuffer));
+  const hashedPass = hashArray.map((b) => b.toString(16).padStart(2, "0")).join("");
+  return hashedPass;
+}
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diff --git a/utils/validation.ts b/utils/validation.ts
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+export function validateUsername(username: string) {
+  return /^[\w.-]+$/.test(username);
+}
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