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I agree, but it's still the password in that it's the secret set of characters needed to be compared against to login. It's just not the same text a user would
by endisneigh 3y ago
I agree, but it's still the password in that it's the secret set of characters needed to be compared against to login. It's just not the same text a user would enter when prompted for the password.
Keeps in mind these hackers are the ones saying they have passwords and this is Microsoft. Most likely hashes.
- SigmundA 3y agoI disagree you cannot use the hash to login, therefore it is not a password. Is a digital signature the item it is signing? The whole point of hashing passwords is so if the DB containing them is breached the passwords are not compromised.