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stevelosh
on Oct 12, 2011
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Wolfram Alpha's Secure Password Service
Absolutely, but tons of places still use it (and md5
shudder
), and you rarely know what hashing algorithm a place is using when you sign up. So when picking a "secure password" you should probably assume the worst.
pietro
on Oct 12, 2011
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You rarely even know if they store it in plan text.
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