How does salt and hash work?

Related questions

1. Is hashing more secure than encryption?
2. What does the hash builtin do?
3. What is the most convenient hashing method to be used to hash passwords?
4. What is a rainbow table how is it used in password cracking?
5. Why is hash irreversible?
6. How many md5 hashes are there?
7. Why do hash types create a hash of a different length?
8. Where are password hashes stored?
9. Are hash functions reversible?
10. What is the best password hash?

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