OWASP Vulnerabilities · interview question
What does salting a password achieve?
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Answer and explanation
Correct answer
A. Adds uniqueness to hashed passwords
Why
Salting a password adds a unique value to each password before hashing, ensuring that even identical passwords result in different hashes. This prevents attackers from using precomputed hash tables.
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