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Comment Re:Passwords? (Score 1) 167

Even if the passwords are encrypted with a one way hash, you can still figure them out. Anyone who deals with passwords frequently will learn the hashes in their system for a few common passwords (e.g. password, admin, etc.). If you have reason to believe that a particular password is being used, you can easily enough check by hashing it out and comparing (or just try to login with it).

This is not nearly as simple as reading a clear text password but still quite possible.

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