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Re:Operation Luigi: How I hacked my friend without her noticing by IncRnd on Thursday August 03, 2017 @12:17PM (#14920886)
That is not the cryptographic definition of a pepper.
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Re:Operation Luigi: How I hacked my friend without her noticing by ameliaquining on Thursday August 03, 2017 @12:21PM (#14920943)
It seems to be how it's typically handled in practice. Example: https://blogs.dropbox.com/tech/2016/09/how-dropbox-securely-...
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Re:Operation Luigi: How I hacked my friend without her noticing by IncRnd on Thursday August 03, 2017 @12:28PM (#14921002)
I understand your point, but a close reading of the dropbox article shows a qualified pepper they term "global pepper."
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