Reply to post: Hashes are not encryption

Oz intel committee: Crypto-busting is only bad if you're a commie, and we're not by the way

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Hashes are not encryption

> They store hashes of the password – encryption again! -

WTF? Hashing is not encryption.

While it's often used for part of an encryption process, it's also used for plenty of non-encryption things.

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