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amq
on Sept 2, 2016
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43M passwords hacked in Last.fm breach
Is it really that difficult to upgrade all passwords with something like bcrypt(original md5)?
theandrewbailey
on Sept 2, 2016
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It's not that it's difficult; it's not a good idea. It does not increase randomness (entropy), and would probably decrease it. In that situation, update the hash with a new method upon login.
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