1. A salt is a random data element that is included in a hash to make it more secure.

2. Thursday In practice, no two different pieces of content should ever compute to the same hash value.

3. The digest created by a hash function is based on the characteristics of a document.

4. That hash is reportedly not reversible and is not tied to any other Microsoft services.

5. That hash is reportedly not reversible and not tied to any other Microsoft services.

6. The salt adds a dimension to the hash that makes it more difficult to uncover the protected data.

7. A hash is a cryptographic representation of a value processed by an algorithm.

8. On Facebook, hash tags in status updates are dead text.

9. However, in most cases the hash can be used as is, to impersonate users.