Glossary term
What is slow hash (Slow hash (password hashing function))?
slow hash stands for Slow hash (password hashing function).
A hash made on purpose to be slow and memory hungry, such as Argon2id, scrypt, bcrypt or PBKDF2, so each password guess costs the attacker time.
Learn it properly · Security for DevelopersLesson 3: Passwords and Login: Hashing, Sessions, MFA and Rate LimitsWhy you never store passwords, hashing with a salt (scrypt and Argon2), safe sessions and JWT mistakes, password reset flows, MFA, and stopping brute force.