java_passwords/README.md

Java Password storage solutions

Read the wiki article here

1. Hashing
2. Salted Hashing
3. Peppered Hashing

https://crackstation.net/ - Decrypt Hashes

Time to crack hashes: 6 chars:
plain/salted: ~1 second
peppered: ~40 seconds

12 chars:
plain/salted: ~5 minutes
peppered: ~52 times longer than salted ~4 hours