Passwords, Hashes, Salt and Rainbow Tables - C# Gotcha Interview Questions

An interviewer might ask you how passwords are decrypted when a user logs into a system. This is a trick question - passwords are never decrypted. Passwords are hashed and then compared to the hashed password that is already in the database. This video explores how the process works so you can speak to the subject with confidence. Please do not use this video to roll your own password Authenticator. You will screw it up. This is just an example to help you explain how it works in a job interview.