Category "salt"

MYSQL and Python: Add salt after the first two characters of the password

I am working in MYSQL and Python. I have a table that stores users login information and want to make this secure. How do I add the salt after the first two cha

In salt states, we use "grains.host" to get the host details. How do we get the AWS EC2 availability zone name using salt grains?

In salt states, we use "grains.host" to get the host details. How do we get the AWS EC2 availability zone name using salt grains? To get the hostname I give the

How to replicate ASP Classic SHA512 Hash function in PHP

I'm currently rewriting an asp classic site in PHP, everything so far has been simple until I reached the password hashing function. In PHP I've used hash_hmac

What Salt size and position for AES 256?

I haven't written encryption in a while and have forgotten some stuff. I remember that to have the output be different for the same data using the same key, I w