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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 encryp
by invalidusernam3 8y ago
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) ..."
- lmilcin 8y agoIn 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.