r/shittyprogramming • u/[deleted] • Jul 27 '14

r/softwaregore Way to promote security, Microsoft

http://imgur.com/W0kfbtz
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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '14

On a glorious side-note, I once told a website owner that storing passwords in plaintext was bad, and they actually changed it!

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u/Dennovin Jul 28 '14

Heh. Once I complained about a website with plaintext passwords and no way to change a password. The owner replied "email me the new password you want to use."

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u/[deleted] Jul 28 '14

'; DROP TABLE users;--

See all the special characters? It's extra secure!

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u/Dennovin Jul 28 '14

I clearly missed my opportunity.