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It's essentially impossible to reverse the hashed password. This is particularly helpful for users who reuse the same password for everything online.
by nvllsvm 5y ago
It's essentially impossible to reverse the hashed password. This is particularly helpful for users who reuse the same password for everything online.
- eyelidlessness 5y ago> It's essentially impossible to reverse the hashed password. It’s essentially a nontrivial unit of work to brute force the hash (or exploit collisions for a compromised hashing algo). That’s not impossible but it’s important not to overstate its safety too.
- mholt 5y ago... for one account. It takes N times as many more resources to do that for N more accounts. The attacks are impractically expensive for most attackers.