hashing Flashcards
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Q
What is hashing?
A
Hashing a password is an easy operation to perform and hopefully an almost impossible reversible operation. It acts as a form of encryption but not designed to be unscrambled, since no one will need to read the data.
If someone hacks the file, they will only be able to see the hashed value, which will be of no use. If you forget your current password, you will have to make a new one, since the current password is in a hash value that cannot be turned back into denary.
