The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fields

Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by tajen on Sunday June 26, 2016 @03:56PM (#11982394)

but it prevents MitM spying.

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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by admax88q on Sunday June 26, 2016 @05:47PM (#11982920)

Hashing passwords is not done to prevent MitM, it's done to prevent/delay password disclosure if the database is hacked.

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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by whiteandnerdy on Monday June 27, 2016 @12:32PM (#11987285)

Entering partial passwords prevents MITM. OP was just explaining how partials could be implemented securely by hashing each combination; he wasn't saying hashing prevented MITM.

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Re:The “Cobra Effect” that is disabling paste on password fi... by stouset on Monday June 27, 2016 @01:22PM (#11987690)

So does TLS, without the ridiculous downsides.

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