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salt

Random bytes stored with each password hash so two equal passwords never hash the same.

A salt is a per-password random value fed into the key-derivation function and stored beside the result, which defeats precomputed tables and hides which users share a password.

Examples

  • Two growers who both choose the same password get different stored hashes, because each scrypt hash mixes in its own random salt stored beside it.

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