dictionary.reference.com gives the following as one of their definitions: 7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken with a grain of salt.
Josh -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Daniel Crookston Sent: Monday, 03 November, 2003 23:27 To: BYU Unix Users Group Subject: Re: [uug] History of the word: "Salt" on salting mines: http://www.deadwood.com/magazine/archives/Salting.htm It could also just be because salt makes food more interesting, and a password salt makes the password hash more "interesting." > Evan, > Your post got me curious so I found something here: > http://www.ciphersbyritter.com/GLOSSARY.HTM#Salt > > In there it says something about salting a mine with nuggets. It also > says something about salting a dictionary with invented words. Well, > I'm not a miner, and I don't understand the dictionary thing either, but > maybe this gets us one step closer to understanding where this term > comes from. > > Phillip ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
