We scoff at companies that intentionally store the passwords in plain text, then compare that stored value with the credentials provided to authenticate a sessi

We scoff at companies that intentionally store the passwords in plain text, then compare that stored value with the credentials provided to authenticate a session. This is a common mistake for novice engineers. We are dismayed by but I wouldn't quite say scoff at accidental logging of secure data, which is a much more common accident and perpetrated by otherwise educated and advanced engineers every day.