Salt

nounid 3979·updated May 12, 2026
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A non-secret value that is used in a cryptographic process, usually to ensure that the results of computations for one instance cannot be reused by an Attacker.

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Entity Type

Credential0%rule-basedmulti_axis_classifier_low_confidence.v1

Sensitivity

60%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

80%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Variants

synonym
salinitysaltinesstable salt
plural
Salts
possessive
Salt's
pluralpossessive
Salts'

Framework definitions

NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
§1
A non-secret value that is used in a cryptographic process, usually to ensure that the results of computations for one instance cannot be reused by an Attacker.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
§1
A non-secret value that is used in a cryptographic process, usually to ensure that the results of computations for one instance cannot be reused by an Attacker.
NIST SP 800-631 senseview framework →
§1
A non-secret value that is used in a cryptographic process, usually to ensure that the results of computations for one instance cannot be reused by an Attacker.
Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
the taste experience when common salt is taken into the mouth
§2
white crystalline form of especially sodium chloride used to season and preserve food
§3
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
A non-secret value that is used in a cryptographic process, usually to ensure that the results of computations for one instance cannot be reused by an Attacker.
DR-088 backfill from the noun definition column

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