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Re:Prevent users registering with passwords from data breaches by nsgi on Saturday January 19, 2019 @07:40AM (#18946734)
Just because it's trivial doesn't mean all websites are doing it.
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Re:Prevent users registering with passwords from data breaches by ss248 on Saturday January 19, 2019 @08:47AM (#18947009)
Some sites store passwords as plain text. And?

But if care about security, you might as well solve the problem properly instead of wasting your time implementing "your password must have a capital letter and a number" snake-oil features which only annoy your users.

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