Re:Discover.com stores passwords in clear text
by latch on Thursday July 14, 2011 @08:02PM
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(I post this every time)
This doesn't prove that they actually store it in plain text. They could be storing using a reversible encryption algorithm.
Yes, I realize that this is almost as bad as storing it in plain text. However, not knowing the high level difference between symmetric, asymmetric, hashing and cryptographic hashing is just as bad. (And I'm not saying the OP doesn't know the difference, but I am saying most ppl (maybe not on HN) don't).
This doesn't prove that they actually store it in plain text. They could be storing using a reversible encryption algorithm.
Yes, I realize that this is almost as bad as storing it in plain text. However, not knowing the high level difference between symmetric, asymmetric, hashing and cryptographic hashing is just as bad. (And I'm not saying the OP doesn't know the difference, but I am saying most ppl (maybe not on HN) don't).