Day: 16 November 2022

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Password Salting

What is Password Salting? Password salting is a technique to protect passwords stored in databases by adding a string of 32 or more characters and then hashing them. Salting prevents hackers who breach an enterprise environment from reverse-engineering passwords and stealing them from the database. Password salting increases password complexity, making them unique and secure without affecting user experience. It also helps prevent hash table attacks and slows… Read more →