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Ask HN: Websites emailing passwords in plain text – anything to do?
per title, i've had two websites this week send forgotten passwords in plain text over email which would imply it's stored as plain text.
is there anything positive one can do here?
- rgbrgb 6y agoI'd avoid those sites and ensure passwords are unique (using something like 1Password). If you want, you could also send the maintainers a few links on best practice.
- LinuxBender 6y agoAsk them to fix their site. Give them a few months. Get them on the PlainTextOffenders list if they won't fix their site. [1] [1] - https://github.com/plaintextoffenders/plaintextoffenders https://github.com/plaintextoffenders/plaintextoffenders
- softwaredoug 6y agoSend to plain text offenders: https://plaintextoffenders.com/about/ https://plaintextoffenders.com/about/
- blackcats 6y agoReset password. Hope they don’t mail the password again