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Explain Like I'm Five

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I know you gotta store the passwords hashed but doesn't that just move the goalposts? How come someone can't use the hashed end result to get into the service it was used for?

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[–] Gonzako@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Thanks! This is the kind of response I needed