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You're right there's some contradiction, but overall I agree technical subjects are nearly always too dumbed down. People are smart! Give them a chance! Boring!

• spc476 8y ago
  I would substitute "scramble" with "magic". Something like: "The password is scrambled [1] so no one can see what it was originally. Second, this scrambling method ensures the result is the same length as every other password. Third, that very similar passwords, like 'aaaa' and 'aaab' [2] come out very different looking. And it's impossible [3] to descramble it to the original password." [1] Using a mathematical concept known as "hashing"---see [link] for futher information. [2] These are bad passwords; used for an example only. [3] Not quite impossible, but very darned near impossible. See [link] for more information.
  • Jsharm 8y ago
    I was thinking about this, is a good hashing analogy something like mixing paint? Ie a defined set of constituent colours will produce a particular colour paint. But you can't go from a mixed colour back to the constituents. The only way to find out what constituents are required to create a colour is to try lots of constituents.
    • BrandoElFollito 8y ago
      Oh that's a very good one. I was using the "magic" approach so far but now I am fond to paint colors. Thanks!
• zhte415 8y ago
  > Boring!=technical. Yes. One of the best trainings I've been on was in my first job. 40+ minutes on... how to adjust your chair, by the health and safety manager. From how to position the arms, to spinning the chair over and adjusting the springyness of the tilt, to levelling the height against a screen. Almost 2 decades later, I remember the take-aways clearly.