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What does bcrypt's work factor control?

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  1. The maximum password length
  2. The length of the salt
  3. The cost of each hash

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  1. OWASP Password Storage Cheat Sheet cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/Password_Storage_Cheat_Sheet.html Checked 2026-10-10.

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