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Couldn't you, in theory, keep hashed passwords, but in case of a request comply by saying: "Ok, we will give you the passwords, but our passwords recovery proce
by yannickmahe 16y ago
Couldn't you, in theory, keep hashed passwords, but in case of a request comply by saying:
"Ok, we will give you the passwords, but our passwords recovery process will take over X years while we brute force it" ?
- fizx 16y agoIn general, the law frowns upon the sort of pedantic cleverness geeks love.
- JonnieCache 16y agoAs usual munroe has been here before: http://xkcd.com/538/ http://xkcd.com/538/ XKCD really is the geek equivalent of quoting scripture. Lessons for living.
- wladimir 16y agoIsn't being a lawyer basically about "pedantic cleverness"? Regarding the details of the law, of course, instead of technical details. But I've always found law extrememly pedantic. Writing laws and contracts, in a way, seems like trying to make secure software. One has to define everything, and evaluate all possible "attack angles".