Abstract: A method receives input data and determines if a salt value exists. The method generates a salt value and stores the salt value in a table entry if the salt value does not exist. The method further retrieves the salt value from the table entry if the salt value exists and generates a hash from the salt value and the input data. The method further includes generating a password from the hash and returning the password to an application to gain entry to the application. Also a program storage device readable by a machine includes instructions that cause the machine to perform similarly to the method.

Abstract: A platform featuring memory which contains a plurality of software components and a manifest which includes a digest of each of the plurality of the software components and a processor which is coupled to the memory. The processor executes a hash function to produce the manifest and to verify integrity of the plurality of software components by re-computing digests of the plurality of software components and comparing the computed digests with the digests of the manifest.

Abstract: A method is presented that includes receiving input data. The method also includes determining if a salt value exists and generating a salt value and storing the salt value in a table entry if the salt value does not exist. The method further provides for retrieving the salt value from the table entry if the salt value exists and generating a hash from the salt value and the input data. The method also provides for generating a password from the hash and returning the password to an application to gain entry to the application. Also presented is a program storage device readable by a machine including instructions that cause the machine to perform similar to the method above.