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I am trying to figure out how hashes being used as indices and password storage has anything to do with the storage and encryption of bulk data at rest. Can you
by jfyi 3y ago
I am trying to figure out how hashes being used as indices and password storage has anything to do with the storage and encryption of bulk data at rest. Can you elaborate?
Edit: I see you aren't actually encrypting it. So you are as the post said, just throwing away the keys (in a sense). You are talking about storing and indexing metadata.
- specialist 3y agoTranslucent Databases applies the design of a properly implemented password store to additional use cases. Such as hiding PII. Sensitive data (passwords, PII) is absolutely encrypted. I apologize for assuming everyone here knows how passwords should be stored. My reference to "hash" is shorthand for "secure one-way hash". Please refer to the Translucent Databases book for any further questions you may have.
- jfyi 3y agoI was also pointing out hashing is not encrypting. They are not the same thing. You don't "encrypt" passwords by hashing. This is probably why your wires were crossed. It's just terminology, I get what you are saying though. You can read here https://www.google.com/search?q=hashing+vs+encrypting https://www.google.com/search?q=hashing+vs+encrypting to further understand.