Hello, A new question has been asked in "Encryption, Hashing and Compression Functions" by max-well_57049. Please answer it at http://mariadb.com/kb/en/explanation-of-the-salt-statement/ as the person asking the question may not be subscribed to the mailing list. -------------------------------- Hello together, I just saw the 'salt' Statement as I traces a login to MariaDB database. Could you explain me what this string is used for? -------------------------------- To view or answer this question please visit: http://mariadb.com/kb/en/explanation-of-the-salt-statement/