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Re: [Full-disclosure] EasyJet is storing user passwords in the clear



On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Dan Kaminsky <dan@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Sai,
>
>    I see where you're coming from, but what are the most recent statistics
> on the effectiveness of hash cracking?  Isn't it something like 70% of the
> passwords in the field can be cracked with a minimal amount of brute
> forcing?
>
>

70% ?

Plain MD5 perhaps, but I don't think salted, or sha1, etc, have anywhere
near such high success rates.
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