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minus-squareQuail4789@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoIf someones reusing their passwords then their passwords will likely be found very easily with rainbow tables.
minus-squareSneezycat@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-27 days agoIf your password is long/complex enough, it ain’t going to be on a rainbow table. But yeah.
minus-squareQuail4789@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·7 days agoPeople reusing passwords probably also aren’t using long and complex passwords.
minus-squareSneezycat@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 days agowhy not? they may have one long pass that they remember and use for everything, can’t be bothered to remember more of them.
minus-squareXTL@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 days agoThat’s probably correct, horse battery staple.
If someones reusing their passwords then their passwords will likely be found very easily with rainbow tables.
If your password is long/complex enough, it ain’t going to be on a rainbow table. But yeah.
People reusing passwords probably also aren’t using long and complex passwords.
why not? they may have one long pass that they remember and use for everything, can’t be bothered to remember more of them.
That’s probably correct, horse battery staple.