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What is the difference between an encrypted message and a hashed message? If a malicious party hacks into a remote serve

Posted: Fri May 20, 2022 3:38 pm
by answerhappygod
What is the difference between an encrypted message and a hashed
message?
If a malicious party hacks into a remote server and obtains a
set of password hashes, they would still not be able to know the
password. To learn the password, they would have to do something
called password cracking. This is the process of making a password
guess, hashing it, and checking if you get the same hash. There are
two main approaches to this: the dictionary attack and the
brute-force attack. Write a small explanation of these two attacks.
Based on this explanation, explain why a truly random password is
strong.