If the password salt for keys are viewable does it not improve security compared to without salt?
Would it be better just to not use the salt and improve some performance?
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If the password salt for keys are viewable does it not improve security compared to without salt?
Would it be better just to not use the salt and improve some performance?
Even a publicly viewable salt increases the security a bit, because your attackers cannot use previously generated rainbow tables. They have to generate their own. This takes a very long time.