Log in Create a free account
web3glossarysalting
Salting

Summary

Salting is a cryptographic technique used to enhance the security of passwords and sensitive data by adding random data (known as the salt) to the input before hashing.

Detailed Description

Salting involves appending or prepending unique random data (the salt) to each password before applying a hashing function. This process makes the resulting hash output unique for each input, even if multiple users have the same password. As a result, an attacker cannot easily use precomputed tables (such as rainbow tables) to crack passwords, as the salt will differ for each user, thus requiring a unique approach to break each hash.

Category
Cryptography
Synonyms
salt generation
salted hash
password salting

Impact Details

3 impact insights hidden

Yirifi's stakeholder, regulatory-compliance, and risk-impact analysis for this term.

Create a free accountLog in

User Authentication

Salting is used during user registration and login processes, where user passwords are hashed for secure storage.

Industries:

Finance
Web services

Platforms:

Web applications
Mobile applications
Data Security

Salting is applied to sensitive data storage to enhance security against data breaches.

Industries:

Healthcare
E-commerce

Platforms:

Database systems
Cloud storage solutions
User Authentication

Salting is used during user registration and login processes, where user passwords are hashed for secure storage.

Industries:

Finance
Web services
Education

Platforms:

Web applications
Mobile applications
Data Security

Salting is applied to sensitive data storage to enhance security against data breaches.

Industries:

Healthcare
E-commerce
Legal

Platforms:

Database systems
Cloud storage solutions
API Security

Salting is used to secure API tokens and keys to protect against unauthorized access.

Industries:

Software development
Technology

Platforms:

REST APIs
GraphQL APIs

Top Metrics

Yirifi's top metrics for this term.

Create a free accountLog in

FAQs

5 FAQs hidden

Yirifi's FAQs for this term.

Create a free accountLog in