Right; see "Salt will not help you" here: http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/ http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/ The standard

Right; see "Salt will not help you" here: http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/ http://codahale.com/how-to-safely-store-a-password/ The standard hash algorithms are designed to be fast executing. They're built for determining uniqueness quickly, not for securing passwords.