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minus-square3x7x37@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days ago I can only hope they encrypted them properly at some point Encryption is reversible, hashing isn’t. That’s why you use the latter for passwords.
Encryption is reversible, hashing isn’t. That’s why you use the latter for passwords.