What makes a salt "strong"?
A salt that I've used before is "56v2jxa9er73qse".
A "strong" salt
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The way I generated the salt was by using a random number/letter generator that I found online somewhere. Is that enough entropy?
Also, how long does my string need to be to force the hash algorithm to pass through it twice? I'm using your sha256 class and my string is a minimum of 27 characters.
Thanks
Edit: I'm not entirely sure what is meant by "entropy" in this context.
Also, how long does my string need to be to force the hash algorithm to pass through it twice? I'm using your sha256 class and my string is a minimum of 27 characters.
Thanks
Edit: I'm not entirely sure what is meant by "entropy" in this context.
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SHA256 requires a minimum of 64 bytes of input to make two passes.
Entropy:
Entropy:
- Symbol S For a closed thermodynamic system, a quantitative measure of the amount of thermal energy not available to do work.
- A measure of the disorder or randomness in a closed system.
- A measure of the loss of information in a transmitted message.
- The tendency for all matter and energy in the universe to evolve toward a state of inert uniformity.
- Inevitable and steady deterioration of a system or society.