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submitted 8 months ago by anders@rytter.me to c/memes@lemmy.ml

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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago (21 children)

Rainbow tables and presumably newer stuff I haven't heard of make this sort of thing weaker than it used to be

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 30 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Salting makes rainbow tables pretty much useless, and salting has been a standard practise for a few decades now.

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (3 children)

A few? I always had an easy time cracking my mom's desktop password with them so I guess Microsoft wasn't doing it with XP or Vista.

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You do realize XP and Vista are few decades old?

[–] Mango@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

No I'm a few decades old.

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