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Why passwords are salted

Why do systems add a unique random salt to each password before hashing it?

A.So the password can be decrypted later if the user forgets itB.So the same password gives different hashes, defeating precomputed rainbow tablesC.So the hash is shorter and faster to storeD.So the password no longer needs a strong hashing algorithm

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