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		tptacek on Dec 14, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Dirty Truth About Web Passwords Careful; DES3 is one shorthand for Triple DES, and DES crypt(3) (what they used) is the DES-based hash documented in section 3 of the Unix man pages. =)

ComputerGuru on Dec 14, 2010 [–]

Thanks. Wrote that out in a hurry before leaving, and it's now too late to edit it though :(

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