Top "Salt" questions

Cryptography function that takes random bits and a string (typically a password) and uses a one-way hash to provide a new string that can be used for authentication without providing access to the original string.

Hash and salt passwords in C#

I was just going through one of DavidHayden's articles on Hashing User Passwords. Really I can't get what he is …

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How to use PHP's password_hash to hash and verify passwords

Recently I have been trying to implement my own security on a log in script I stumbled upon on the …

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Salt and hash a password in Python

This code is supposed to hash a password with a salt. The salt and hashed password are being saved in …

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PHP salt and hash SHA256 for login password

I've made encrypting of the password in my register script and they are stored in the database, and I have …

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How do I generate a SALT in Java for Salted-Hash?

I've been looking around and the closest answer is : How to generate a random alpha-numeric string? I want to follow …

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How long to brute force a salted SHA-512 hash? (salt provided)

Here is an algorithm in Java: public String getHash(String password, String salt) throws Exception { String input = password + salt; MessageDigest …

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How can I hash passwords in postgresql?

I need to hash some passwords with salt on postgresql, and I haven't been able to find any relevant documentation …

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Salting Your Password: Best Practices?

I've always been curious... Which is better when salting a password for hashing: prefix, or postfix? Why? Or does it …

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Where do you store your salt strings?

I've always used a proper per-entry salt string when hashing passwords for database storage. For my needs, storing the salt …

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How does password salt help against a rainbow table attack?

I'm having some trouble understanding the purpose of a salt to a password. It's my understanding that the primary use …

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