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Flashcards by Malachy Moran-Tun, updated more than 1 year ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is Hashing? | > Process of taking an input, performing some algorithm / calculation on the input, and outputting a value of fixed size > The output is known as a hash > Hashing algorithms are non-invertible, meaning you cannot reverse a hash and get back to the original data |
| How can Hashing be used to Store Passwords? | > The password is put through a hashing function, and stored as the encrypted password > Password attempts are entered, but only the same password will output the same output of the hashing function > No one can know the password just by looking in the database where it is stored |
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