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Mr_love_monkey · 07-02-2005, 18:02

passwords usually tend to be stored encrypted, with a one way algorithm, so that when you put your password in, it is encrypted and then checked with the stored one - it's difficult to work your way backwards

07-02-2005, 18:02	#65
Mr_love_monkey Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London way Age: 50 Services: Sarcasm Posts: 8,376	Re: Caution: Paypal Users passwords usually tend to be stored encrypted, with a one way algorithm, so that when you put your password in, it is encrypted and then checked with the stored one - it's difficult to work your way backwards