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Re:Steam loses user database by aw3c2 on Friday November 11, 2011 @01:06AM (#3223613)
"hashed and salted" would already overwhelm those people's knowledge. I don't see any good reason why they should not tell their algorithm.
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Re:Steam loses user database by riffraff on Friday November 11, 2011 @02:56AM (#3223830)
if they use a weak "hashing and salting" scheme they are more likely to get a mob with pitchforks at their gates than if they are left in the dark hoping it's bcrypt with 200 stretches.
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