Dan Goodin critiques LivingSocial’s statements about the security of their passwords, noting how using SHA1 hashed passwords is not a particularly strong method, even though salting the passwords helps. Read his coverage on Ars Technica.
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Dan Goodin critiques LivingSocial’s statements about the security of their passwords, noting how using SHA1 hashed passwords is not a particularly strong method, even though salting the passwords helps. Read his coverage on Ars Technica.