Passwords are primarily used as a way of accessing information and also limiting the number of users who can get access to a machine. It is primarily used with a username for the authorization system.
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Facebook account hacked, what to do?
Someone hacked my Facebook profile and my password has been changed by someone. I cannot change my password and the regular way doesn't work, I never become the e-mail of the new password in time, ...
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Do webapps store passwords in hashed form or encrypted form?
For example, gmail.com or twitter.com, or any of the major websites, which are known to have good security, do they
store the user passwords as hashes (they do not know the actual password), or
in ...
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How do I resolve “conflicting accounts” in google apps without breaking links to online photos on picasa?
I have been using google apps for some time, and only recently learned I have what google calls "conflicting accounts" which is creating a problem I haven't been able to resolve.
Turns out that the ...
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Can I be notified if someone tries to login using my old password?
Imagine a hacker gets a group of logins and passwords. (e.g. March 2013 EverNote incident). A user@gmail.com changes immediately his old password1 to password2 and checks an option - I will be ...
