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by antimatter15 5056 days ago
I wonder if it's a bad idea to disclaim that you store passwords in plain text (when you actually use PBKDF2 or something) to trick users into making more secure passwords.
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The type of users that use insecure passwords probably don't care about or understand the implications of plain text passwords.
It'd be terrible PR though
Personally, that'd steer me away.
Why would I bother making a secure password if it's stored in plaintext anyway?
I would just switch carriers.