/titleExplain it like I'm 5. Does hash + salt protect against rainbow tables or what?
― DeathFortress, Sunday, 7 September 2014 05:28 (twelve years ago)
bump
― brimstead, Monday, 8 September 2014 19:03 (twelve years ago)
maybe no one can get it simplified beyond what an 8 year old would understand
― Aimless, Monday, 8 September 2014 19:13 (twelve years ago)
http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/
― Allen (etaeoe), Monday, 8 September 2014 21:03 (twelve years ago)
salting a password before hashing generally protects against rainbow tables but, as allen's article points out, it won't really help against brute force and dictionary attacks which are getting faster and easier by the day
― diamonddave85 (diamonddave85), Monday, 8 September 2014 21:20 (twelve years ago)