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I wonder if this is related to the fact Facebook passwords are (were?) not case sensitive?[1] (Ex: some script checks for hashes of the password, but not hashe
by dontbenebby 8y ago
I wonder if this is related to the fact Facebook passwords are (were?) not case sensitive?[1]
(Ex: some script checks for hashes of the password, but not hashes of the permutations that are also accepted?)
[1] https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-passwords-are-not-case-sensitive-update/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/facebook-passwords-are-not-cas...
- dymk 8y agoFacebook passwords are case sensitive. The only case swapping that happens is to correct leaving your caplocks key on, or if your keyboard auto-capitalizes the first letter (like some mobile keyboards). This reduces the search space by a factor of 3 (aka nothing), not by all permutations of capitalization.
- dontbenebby 8y ago>Facebook passwords are case sensitive. The only case swapping that happens is to correct leaving your caplocks key on That's not the definition of "case sensitive" I've seen used by non-FB engineers.