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Why should passwords be hashed with a salt before storing?
Track: Java
Topic: Authentication
Focus: Salting and BCrypt
Java: Salting and BCrypt
Answer
Salting passwords makes each hash unique, defeating rainbow table attacks.
Salting involves appending a unique random string to each password before hashing it. This uniqueness ensures that even if two users have the same password, their hashes will differ. For example, if an e-commerce site uses a salt, an attacker cannot use pre-computed tables to reverse-engineer the password from its hash.
Salting involves appending a unique random string to each password before hashing it. This uniqueness ensures that even if two users have the same password, their hashes will differ. For example, if an e-commerce site uses a salt, an attacker cannot use pre-computed tables to reverse-engineer the password from its hash.
Topics: Authentication Java Salting and BCrypt