diff --git a/export/progress.md b/export/progress.md
index a960494..f22dacb 100644
--- a/export/progress.md
+++ b/export/progress.md
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@
 - [x] T10: Creare model ApiToken (SQLAlchemy) - ✅ Completato (2026-04-07 11:15)
 - [x] T11: Setup Alembic e creare migrazione iniziale - ✅ Completato (2026-04-07 11:20)
 
-### 🔐 Servizi di Sicurezza (T12-T16) - 0/5 completati
-- [ ] T12: Implementare EncryptionService (AES-256) - 🟡 In progress
-- [ ] T13: Implementare password hashing (bcrypt)
+### 🔐 Servizi di Sicurezza (T12-T16) - 1/5 completati
+- [x] T12: Implementare EncryptionService (AES-256) - ✅ Completato (2026-04-07 12:00, commit: 2fdd9d1)
+- [ ] T13: Implementare password hashing (bcrypt) - 🟡 In progress
 - [ ] T14: Implementare JWT utilities
 - [ ] T15: Implementare API token generation
 - [ ] T16: Scrivere test per servizi di encryption
diff --git a/src/openrouter_monitor/services/password.py b/src/openrouter_monitor/services/password.py
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/openrouter_monitor/services/password.py
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+"""Password hashing and validation service.
+
+This module provides secure password hashing using bcrypt
+and password strength validation.
+"""
+
+import re
+
+from passlib.context import CryptContext
+
+
+# CryptContext with bcrypt scheme
+# bcrypt default rounds is 12 which is secure
+pwd_context = CryptContext(
+    schemes=["bcrypt"],
+    deprecated="auto",
+    bcrypt__rounds=12,  # Explicit for clarity
+)
+
+
+def hash_password(password: str) -> str:
+    """Hash a password using bcrypt.
+
+    Args:
+        password: The plaintext password to hash.
+
+    Returns:
+        The bcrypt hashed password.
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: If password is not a string.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(password, str):
+        raise TypeError("password must be a string")
+
+    return pwd_context.hash(password)
+
+
+def verify_password(plain_password: str, hashed_password: str) -> bool:
+    """Verify a plaintext password against a hashed password.
+
+    Args:
+        plain_password: The plaintext password to verify.
+        hashed_password: The bcrypt hashed password to verify against.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if the password matches, False otherwise.
+
+    Raises:
+        TypeError: If either argument is not a string.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(plain_password, str):
+        raise TypeError("plain_password must be a string")
+    if not isinstance(hashed_password, str):
+        raise TypeError("hashed_password must be a string")
+
+    return pwd_context.verify(plain_password, hashed_password)
+
+
+def validate_password_strength(password: str) -> bool:
+    """Validate password strength.
+
+    Password must meet the following criteria:
+    - At least 12 characters long
+    - At least one uppercase letter
+    - At least one lowercase letter
+    - At least one digit
+    - At least one special character (!@#$%^&*()_+-=[]{}|;':\",./<>?)
+
+    Args:
+        password: The password to validate.
+
+    Returns:
+        True if password meets all criteria, False otherwise.
+    """
+    if not isinstance(password, str):
+        return False
+
+    # Minimum length: 12 characters
+    if len(password) < 12:
+        return False
+
+    # At least one uppercase letter
+    if not re.search(r"[A-Z]", password):
+        return False
+
+    # At least one lowercase letter
+    if not re.search(r"[a-z]", password):
+        return False
+
+    # At least one digit
+    if not re.search(r"\d", password):
+        return False
+
+    # At least one special character
+    if not re.search(r"[!@#$%^&*()_+\-=\[\]{}|;':\",./<>?]", password):
+        return False
+
+    return True
diff --git a/tests/unit/services/test_password.py b/tests/unit/services/test_password.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9b1a368
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/services/test_password.py
@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+"""Tests for password hashing service - T13.
+
+Tests for bcrypt password hashing with strength validation.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+
+pytestmark = [pytest.mark.unit, pytest.mark.security, pytest.mark.slow]
+
+
+class TestPasswordHashing:
+    """Test suite for password hashing service."""
+
+    def test_hash_password_returns_string(self):
+        """Test that hash_password returns a string."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import hash_password
+
+        password = "SecurePass123!"
+
+        # Act
+        hashed = hash_password(password)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert isinstance(hashed, str)
+        assert len(hashed) > 0
+
+    def test_hash_password_generates_different_hash_each_time(self):
+        """Test that hashing same password produces different hashes (due to salt)."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import hash_password
+
+        password = "SamePassword123!"
+
+        # Act
+        hash1 = hash_password(password)
+        hash2 = hash_password(password)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert hash1 != hash2
+        assert hash1.startswith("$2b$")
+        assert hash2.startswith("$2b$")
+
+    def test_verify_password_correct_returns_true(self):
+        """Test that verify_password returns True for correct password."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import hash_password, verify_password
+
+        password = "MySecurePass123!"
+        hashed = hash_password(password)
+
+        # Act
+        result = verify_password(password, hashed)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result is True
+
+    def test_verify_password_incorrect_returns_false(self):
+        """Test that verify_password returns False for incorrect password."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import hash_password, verify_password
+
+        password = "CorrectPass123!"
+        wrong_password = "WrongPass123!"
+        hashed = hash_password(password)
+
+        # Act
+        result = verify_password(wrong_password, hashed)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result is False
+
+    def test_verify_password_with_different_hash_fails(self):
+        """Test that verify_password fails with a hash from different password."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import hash_password, verify_password
+
+        password1 = "PasswordOne123!"
+        password2 = "PasswordTwo123!"
+        hashed1 = hash_password(password1)
+
+        # Act
+        result = verify_password(password2, hashed1)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result is False
+
+
+class TestPasswordStrengthValidation:
+    """Test suite for password strength validation."""
+
+    def test_validate_password_strong_returns_true(self):
+        """Test that strong password passes validation."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        passwords = [
+            "SecurePass123!",
+            "MyP@ssw0rd2024",
+            "C0mpl3x!Pass#",
+            "Valid-Password-123!",
+        ]
+
+        # Act & Assert
+        for password in passwords:
+            assert validate_password_strength(password) is True, f"Failed for: {password}"
+
+    def test_validate_password_too_short_returns_false(self):
+        """Test that password less than 12 chars fails validation."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        passwords = [
+            "Short1!",
+            "Abc123!",
+            "NoSpecial1",
+            "OnlyLower!",
+        ]
+
+        # Act & Assert
+        for password in passwords:
+            assert validate_password_strength(password) is False, f"Should fail for: {password}"
+
+    def test_validate_password_no_uppercase_returns_false(self):
+        """Test that password without uppercase fails validation."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        password = "lowercase123!"
+
+        # Act
+        result = validate_password_strength(password)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result is False
+
+    def test_validate_password_no_lowercase_returns_false(self):
+        """Test that password without lowercase fails validation."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        password = "UPPERCASE123!"
+
+        # Act
+        result = validate_password_strength(password)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result is False
+
+    def test_validate_password_no_digit_returns_false(self):
+        """Test that password without digit fails validation."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        password = "NoDigitsHere!"
+
+        # Act
+        result = validate_password_strength(password)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result is False
+
+    def test_validate_password_no_special_returns_false(self):
+        """Test that password without special char fails validation."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        password = "NoSpecialChar1"
+
+        # Act
+        result = validate_password_strength(password)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result is False
+
+    def test_validate_password_only_special_chars_returns_false(self):
+        """Test that password with only special chars fails validation."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        password = "!@#$%^&*()_+"
+
+        # Act
+        result = validate_password_strength(password)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result is False
+
+    def test_validate_password_empty_returns_false(self):
+        """Test that empty password fails validation."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        password = ""
+
+        # Act
+        result = validate_password_strength(password)
+
+        # Assert
+        assert result is False
+
+    def test_validate_password_unicode_handled_correctly(self):
+        """Test that unicode password is handled correctly."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        password = "日本語パスワード123!"
+
+        # Act
+        result = validate_password_strength(password)
+
+        # Assert - Unicode chars are not special chars in regex sense
+        # but the password has uppercase/lowercase (in unicode), digits, and special
+        # This depends on implementation, but should not crash
+        assert isinstance(result, bool)
+
+    def test_hash_and_verify_integration(self):
+        """Test full hash and verify workflow."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import (
+            hash_password,
+            verify_password,
+            validate_password_strength,
+        )
+
+        password = "Str0ng!Passw0rd"
+
+        # Act & Assert
+        assert validate_password_strength(password) is True
+        hashed = hash_password(password)
+        assert verify_password(password, hashed) is True
+        assert verify_password("WrongPass", hashed) is False
+
+
+class TestPasswordTypeValidation:
+    """Test suite for type validation in password functions."""
+
+    def test_hash_password_non_string_raises_type_error(self):
+        """Test that hash_password with non-string raises TypeError."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import hash_password
+
+        # Act & Assert
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="password must be a string"):
+            hash_password(12345)
+
+    def test_verify_password_non_string_plain_raises_type_error(self):
+        """Test that verify_password with non-string plain raises TypeError."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import verify_password
+
+        # Act & Assert
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="plain_password must be a string"):
+            verify_password(12345, "hashed_password")
+
+    def test_verify_password_non_string_hash_raises_type_error(self):
+        """Test that verify_password with non-string hash raises TypeError."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import verify_password
+
+        # Act & Assert
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="hashed_password must be a string"):
+            verify_password("plain_password", 12345)
+
+    def test_validate_password_strength_non_string_returns_false(self):
+        """Test that validate_password_strength with non-string returns False."""
+        # Arrange
+        from src.openrouter_monitor.services.password import validate_password_strength
+
+        # Act & Assert
+        assert validate_password_strength(12345) is False
+        assert validate_password_strength(None) is False
+        assert validate_password_strength([]) is False