Re: MD5 and DES with SALT

From: Michael Amling (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 08/03/03 

Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 14:43:54 GMT

Leon Timmermans wrote:
> "Oyama" <oyama@format.nu> schreef in bericht
> news:bgh5r6$em8$1@yggdrasil.utfors.se...
>
>>8 characters hash for MD5 and 2 characters SALT for DES) to be used for
>>development?
>
> MD5 is 16 characters (128 / 8 = 16)
> Des is 8 I think.

   You're describing the size of the hash. The OP was describing the
size of the salt used with the hash.

--Mike Amling

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