Greetings, Could someone please tell me how the hash is generated in the “value” field of the security.smd file, which contains the password hash of any user in the cluster. Is it actually a hash that is irreversable, or is it an encryption that is reversable? How secure is it to have the security…

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The hashing algorithm used in the /opt/aerospike/smd/security.smd

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rbotzer October 22, 2021, 6:41pm 2

They’re hashes, but you should still secure a file with password hashes.

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The hashing algorithm used in the /opt/aerospike/smd/security.smd

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