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aqme28 on June 6, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: 6.5 Million LinkedIn Password Hashes Leaked

Better Guy Startup Founder would be using salted hashes anyway and wouldn't even be able to run a cross-reference.

nnnnnnnn on June 6, 2012 [–]

It's possible to test this when your user re-authenticates, assuming you're not using a challenge-response authentication mechanism (as sadly most sites do not).

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