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Pedant alert! Hashing is not encryption.
by ubercore 14y ago
Pedant alert! Hashing is not encryption.
- SquareWheel 14y agoHashing is one way, and encryption is two way -- correct? edit: Might as well look it up. The user "bestsss" at Stack overflow confirms this is the case. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4948322/fundamental-difference-between-hashing-and-encryption-algorithms http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4948322/fundamental-diffe...
- lawnchair_larry 14y agoPedant alert, hashing is still a form of encryption. Take a look at what crypt(3) used to do ;)
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