password salting

noun

A technique employed to protect passwords stored in a database by attaching a string of 32 or more characters and then hashing them.

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Meanings

nounpassword salting (countable and uncountable, plural password saltings)

plural password saltings

  1. countableuncountablecomputingA technique employed to protect passwords stored in a database by attaching a string of 32 or more characters and then hashing them.
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APA

password salting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/password%20salting

MLA

“password salting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/password%20salting. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “password salting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/password%20salting.

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