Re: Password salt
On 6/8/12 12:02 PM, Alberto Fuentes wrote:
> On 06/08/2012 10:57 AM, Lars Noodén wrote:
>> The hashed password + salt is stored in /etc/shadow. Where is the
>> actual password salt for Debian stored?
>>
>> Regards,
>> /Lars
>>
>>
>
> From what i see, the password salt is different for each password... so
> i guess its different each time a password is generated. It makes sense
> since its saved along the password itself, so its more secure than
> having a single salt, at no extra cost
>
> greets!
> aL
>
>
Yes, I understand that the salt is different and random for each
password, but how is it stored so that the hash can be used for
authentication? Sorry for the dumb questions.
Regards,
/Lars
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