Re: password.incleartext.com

[Mario Vilas <mvilas () gmail com>]

Actually, if they can get the data back (be it because it's stored in
plaintext or in obfuscated plaintext) then it's not secure. Obfuscation
doesn't make it more secure, or any less plaintext.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Romain Bourdy <achileos () gmail com> wrote:

> Hi Full-Disclosure,
>
> Just my two cents but ... the fact they can give your password back doesn't
> mean it's stored in cleartext, just that it's not hashed but encrypted with
> some way to get the original data back, this doesn't mean at all it's not
> secured, even though in most case it's not.
>
>  -Romain
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 6, 2011 at 1:36 PM, <Maksim.Filenko () fuib com> wrote:
>
> > Kinda plaintextoffenders.com?
> >
> > wbr,
> >  - Max
> >
> > full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk wrote on 01.04.2011 02:17:24:
> >
> > > Inc leartext <staff () incleartext com>
> > > Sent by: full-disclosure-bounces () lists grok org uk
> > >
> > > 01.04.2011 13:14
> > >
> > > To
> > >
> > > full-disclosure () lists grok org uk
> > >
> > > cc
> > >
> > > Subject
> > >
> > > [Full-disclosure] password.incleartext.com
> > >
> > > Hi FD,
> > >
> > > Just launched a new website to keep a list of websites storing
> > > passwords in clear text, so far the database is small but feel free
> > > to add some:
> > >     http://password.incleartext.com/
> >
> > > Cheers,
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