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> If you've chosen a strong password then bruteforcing isn't a concern, so the fact they hashed instead of encrypting won't matter. Why would you encrypt passw
by true_religion 15y ago
> If you've chosen a strong password then bruteforcing isn't a concern, so the fact they hashed instead of encrypting won't matter.
Why would you encrypt passwords instead of hashing? Encryption by definition is two-way, so you can retrieve the original password.
- redthrowaway 15y agoMy bad, that was lazy of me. I was using the words sloppily. By "encryption", I was simply trying to say, "hard to break". I know that's not what it means, and apologize for any confusion.