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Instance Specific Salting

Definition

Instance Specific Salting is a cryptographic technique where a unique, randomly generated value, known as a salt, is added to each individual piece of data before it is hashed. This process ensures that even if two pieces of data are identical, their corresponding hashes will be different due to the unique salt. In blockchain security, it enhances the robustness of password storage and data integrity. This method significantly increases the difficulty for attackers attempting to use pre-computed hash tables.