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0 pointsinvalidusernam37y ago0 comments

Seems like "encrypted" is in there for laymen and "hashed" being a clarification for more technical people. In the post they say: "... the passwords were encrypted (hashed with a salt that varies for each user) ..."

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lmilcin7y ago

In that case how laymen are ever going to learn if we use incorrect words to make them feel safer?

"Ah, they were ENCRYPTED so I don't have to worry"

The thruth is they are most likely already reversed.

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lmilcin7y ago

In that case how laymen are ever going to learn if we use incorrect words to make them feel safer?

"Ah, they were ENCRYPTED so I don't have to worry"

The thruth is they are most likely already reversed.

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