Re:Twitch is hacked, and its source code leaked
by thaumasiotes on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @08:31PM
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> What [a password salt] does is prevent you from re-using the rainbow table you generate breaking one password when you break the next one.
Your idea of what a rainbow table is appears to be unrelated to what a rainbow table actually is. A rainbow table is prepared in advance, not generated in the process of cracking an individual password.
Your idea of what a rainbow table is appears to be unrelated to what a rainbow table actually is. A rainbow table is prepared in advance, not generated in the process of cracking an individual password.