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The specific attack that per-user random salts are designed to prevent are pre-computed rainbow tables. Brute-forcing MD5 is nearly as fast as using rainbow tab

by kibibu 8y ago

The specific attack that per-user random salts are designed to prevent are pre-computed rainbow tables. Brute-forcing MD5 is nearly as fast as using rainbow tables, so the benefits are possibly dubious.

frenchy 8y ago
Who uses MD5 for hashing password anymore?
- pc86 8y ago
  People one step above those who think storing plain-text passwords is okay.