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lines changed Original file line number Diff line number Diff line change @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Throughout the years the standard mechanism for storing passwords has evolved.
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In the beginning passwords were stored in plain text.
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The passwords were assumed to be safe because the data store the passwords were saved in required credentials to access it.
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However, malicious users were able to find ways to get large "data dumps" of usernames and passwords using attacks like SQL Injection.
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- As more and more user credentials became public security experts realized we needed to do more to protect users passwords.
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+ As more and more user credentials became public security experts realized we needed to do more to protect users' passwords.
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Developers were then encouraged to store passwords after running them through a one way hash such as SHA-256.
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When a user tried to authenticate, the hashed password would be compared to the hash of the password that they typed.
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