How long is the SHA256 hash?

Question

I\'m going to run SHA256 on a password + salt, but I don\'t know how long to make my VARCHAR when setting up the MySQL database. What is a good len

Answer 1

Encoding options for SHA256's 256 bits:

1. Base64: 6 bits per char = CHAR(44) including padding character
2. Hex: 4 bits per char = CHAR(64)
3. Binary: 8 bits per byte = BINARY(32)