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Re:Dropbox prompts password resets by Swizec on Friday August 26, 2016 @12:34AM (#12364250)
I'm rusty on theory, but if I remember correctly, double hashing can reduce entropy and thus leak information and make passwords easier to crack.
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Re:Dropbox prompts password resets by hiou on Friday August 26, 2016 @01:08AM (#12364338)
This one gets it. Most hashes are fixed length
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Re:Dropbox prompts password resets by Dylan16807 on Friday August 26, 2016 @05:10AM (#12365095)
That's not a realistic worry.
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