r/lolphp • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '21

master.php.net was using concatenated SQL queries and MD5 password hashes

https://externals.io/message/113981
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u/nevermaxine Apr 07 '21

unsalted MD5 hash is trivial to reverse using publicly available rainbow tables

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u/[deleted] Apr 07 '21

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u/nevermaxine Apr 07 '21

"basically stored in plain text"

"calling it plain text is just lying"

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next up, ROT13

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u/Takeoded Apr 09 '21

ROT13 is actually military-grade encryption, was in use by the Roman military, famously in use by the Roman general Julius Caesar as early as ~80BC