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Retric
on June 7, 2012
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Md5crypt is no longer strong enough
Sending a hash is no different than sending a plain text password. Because the attacker has complete control at their end and can just hack a client that sends that same hash even if they don't know the original password.
monkeyfacebag
on June 7, 2012
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Would it not be an aid to users in cases where they are reusing the same password on multiple sites?
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