Definitions[]
Hashing is
| “ | the process of using a mathematical algorithm against data to produce a numeric value that is representative of that data.[1] | ” |
| “ | a process by which a password is inputted into a cryptographic hash function and converted into an unreadable, encrypted format.[2] | ” |
References[]
- ↑ NIST Special Publication 800-72, Glossary, at 58.
- ↑ In re LinkedIn User Privacy Litigation, 2013 WL 844291, at 2 n.2 (N.D. Cal. Mar. 6, 2013).