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catsloveart t1_ixz0xa5 wrote

Reply to comment by jjolla888 in Emperor Charles V's secret code cracked after five centuries | Spain by future_md_dropout

what is salting

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jjolla888 t1_ixz4h6a wrote

salting is adding some random characters to your password to create a new password. this way if you picked an easy password such as "1234" .. the actual password applied would be something like "1234&h*kl$" .. impossible for a hacker trying the most common passwords to crack the encryption.

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