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Week 99 Group Rant
flumbblooz
7y

Storing passwords in plain text.

To be fair, it was a feature requested by the client, but still...

At least encrypt it man.

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  • 1
    7y
    base64 > plaintext
  • 2
    7y
    ...
  • 7
    7y
    If a patient requests a doctor not stitch them after surgery, would the doctor comply?

    No, because that's fucking stupid.

    And here, it hurts everyone, but sadly it hurts the dumbfuck client least of all.
  • 0
    7y
    What if all passwords are the same one anyway?

    ...my boss doesn't care about security...
  • 1
    7y
    You better make sure you got proof of your saying its a bad idea or they can sue you for negligence
  • 0
    7y
    Think about all the bonus points you could get if you take 5 minutes to set up bcrypt :o)
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