Troy Hunt personal blog
We didn't encrypt your password, we hashed it
You've possibly just found out you're in a data breach. The organisation involved may have contacted you and advised your password was exposed but fortunately, they encrypted it. But you should change it anyway. Huh? Isn't the whole point of encryption that it protects data when exposed
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- 338
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On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 4, 2020 | We didn't encrypt your password, we hashed it by mrzool | 362 | 338 |
