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That 57 years is assuming they're storing their passwords MD5 hashed, with a salt (hah, i'm sure they thought of that if they're using MD5), and using the least
by Tostino 9y ago
That 57 years is assuming they're storing their passwords MD5 hashed, with a salt (hah, i'm sure they thought of that if they're using MD5), and using the least efficient method possible to crack the passwords.
- tracker1 9y agoIt also assumes only a single system... not a cluster of several hundred or thousands. It also assumes no weaknesses in the algorithm itself that may be mitigated.