Answer to Question #199087 in Programming & Computer Science for Unknown255319

Question

A web application requires users to log in with their email address and a password. For security reasons, the application stores SHA-1 hashes rather than plaintext passwords. It also computes the hash for a combination of the password and some random salt, rather than the password alone.

Describe two simple improvements that should be made to this authentication scheme.

Answer 1

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