Salting is a cybersecurity technique adding random data—a "salt"—to passwords before hashing them. This thwarts precomputed dictionary attacks and rainbow tables, ensuring even identical passwords produce unique hashes. Developers implement it to strengthen authentication systems, directly benefiting system administrators and users by safeguarding credentials against breaches.
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