Brian Geisel on Instagram: "Why You Should Never Encrypt Passwords 🔐 Encryption can be decrypted – and that’s a problem. Instead, you need a one-way hashing algorithm. 🤔 How Does It Work? Remember learning long division in second grade? Think of it this way: 7 ÷ 3 = 2 R 1 If I told you the answer is "2 remainder 1," you can't determine the original numbers. It could be: 13 ÷ 6 = 2 R 1 This concept is similar to password hashing but with much larger numbers and complex math. Once