What is a hash function or hashing? Have you ever wondered if the passwords you enter in websites are stored as the same and if the company or website can access your account, data and thing… Come on let’s know more about it.
You are not expected to bother about it, as the passwords are encrypted into strings that are very hard to bring back to the normal words. This process of encrypting is known as hashing. Hashing is an important Data Structure which is designed to use a special function called the Hash function which is used to map a given value with a particular key for faster access of elements. The efficiency of mapping depends on the efficiency of the hash function used. This hashing is used to prevent unauthorized entry into your account. for example, if you have a simple password like 123456, the hash code for this password is e10adc3949ba59abbe56e057f20f883e. This may seem random to look but this is a series of characters that makes it hard to encrypt. so we can conclude that the passwords are not known by the company or website, thus your password is safe!!
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