a type of attack in which an adversary steals a “hashed” credential and uses it to create a new session on the same network. Unlike other credential theft attacks, a the hash attack does not require the attacker to know or crack the to gain access to the system. Rather, it uses a stored version of the to initiate a new session.
Hash:
commonly used to ensure data integrity. By generating a hash value for an amount of data, such as a file or message, a can later compare it with the hash value of the received data to if any changes or corruption occurred during transmission. Efficient data retrieval.
Hash Browns:
A popular American breakfast food consisting of finely julienned potatoes that have been fried until golden brown.