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Originally Posted by LRZ
What is a "1-way hash"?
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Basically it's like a one way valve for encryption. Passwords sent to the server (in this case Arbiter) are transformed into output that is jibberish to a person but can be understood by the program that has the right key. It's one way because the converted data cannot be transformed back into the original password and sent back to anybody requesting it.
It's like the roach motel of passwords.
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/one-..._function.html