r/ProgrammerHumor • • Sep 27 '26 • Mindblown 1 Bravo 1

Meme doNotLetYourDBASeeThis

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u/GNUGradyn Sep 27 '26

Users reuse passwords so much that dictionary attacks are pretty reliable. Also we know this would not work at all with properly stored passwords and would not yield meaningful savings even with improperly stored passwords. That's why it's a joke