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A Developer’s Guide to Migrating Password Encryption Safely

Jerko Č.12 min readJan 7, 2025Technology

Jerko Č.12 min read

Contents:

What is password encryption?

Why do we encrypt passwords?

How to encrypt a password?

Encryption algorithms

Why is hashing so commonly used for password encryption

How do you validate a password that no one can read?

Let’s see some hashing examples

What is password salting?

Storing salts

Finally, how to migrate password encryption algorithm seamlessly

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