salt
secret added to an input such as a password prior to being hashed with a cryptographic hash function and stored alongside the hashed output
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Summary
salt ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- salt's image is recorded as Salt crypto.png[2].
- salt's subclass of is recorded as string[3].
- salt's studied by is recorded as cryptography[4].
- salt's ComputerLanguage.com definition is recorded as password+salt[5].
Why It Matters
salt ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (716 views/month).[1] salt has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] salt is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]