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Thanks. I'm still not following 100%, though. Is the problem that some providers foolishly store users' passwords in clear text, or that some providers allow pa

by kleiba 4y ago

Thanks. I'm still not following 100%, though. Is the problem that some providers foolishly store users' passwords in clear text, or that some providers allow passwords whose hashes are easy to reverse?

harperlee 4y ago
Both, plus people reuse passwords for random websites that might be malignant, plus they share them through social attacks, plus they put them in Post-its, plus they use easily guessable or brute-forceable passwords…