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Hashing only helps when the number of possible inputs is very very large. When the number of possible inputs is "the number of words in the dictionary", or "eve
by mike-cardwell 13y ago
Hashing only helps when the number of possible inputs is very very large. When the number of possible inputs is "the number of words in the dictionary", or "every IPv4 address" or "every phone number" etc, then it would take a modern home computer a few seconds to generate a raintable which would make the hashes instantly reversible.
- dublinben 13y ago>raintable I knew what you meant, but if anyone else was confused, the correct term is "rainbow table." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_table https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_table