private String hashWord(final String word) throws NoSuchAlgorithmException {
final MessageDigest md = MessageDigest.getInstance(settings.hashName);
final String wordWithSalt = salt + word;
final int hashLoopCount = settings.hashIterations;
byte[] hashedAnswer = md.digest((wordWithSalt).getBytes());
for (int i = 0; i < hashLoopCount; i++) {
hashedAnswer = md.digest(hashedAnswer);
}
return Helper.binaryArrayToHex(hashedAnswer);
}
