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Once again, mostly sounds

Verified Atheist — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 19:12:49 +0000

In reply to Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords

Once again, mostly sounds like things are "murky" because our lawmakers haven't much of clue about what is going on.

A-freakin'-men.

Hey, the hash and salt is

PeraclesPlease — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:55:53 +0000

In reply to Feds tell Web firms to turn over user account passwords

Hey, the hash and salt is just like metadata, it's not like having the real password. More like having a master key than the particular key. Don't panic.