SALTING

SALTING IS A TECHNIQUE TO PROTECT PASSWORDS STORED IN DATABSES BY ADDING A STRING OF 32(OR) MORE CHARACTERS AND THEN HASHING THEM.

IT IS THE TECHNIQUE IN WHICH AN ADDITIONAL STRING IS ATTACHED TO OUR PASSWORD WHICH IS CALLED AS SALT.

LET salt=%?#

password:abhi => abhi%?# this password is sent to hashing.

1234 => 1234%?# 

IT SAVES FROM CYBER ATTACKS LIKE REVERSE LOOKUP TABLE. IT IS THE KIND OF ATTACK IN WHICH THE ATTACKER TRIES TO FIND THE PASSWORD FROM THE HASHED STRING.

SALTING PROVIDES FROM SUCH TYPES OF ATTACKS.

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