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viraptor on Feb 18, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to Safely Store Your Users' Passwords in 2016

That works as long as the website has this functionality. One day you'll miss it... and end up writing to Bram Moolenaar, explaining why you forgot your password (http://www.vim.org/account/forgot_password.php)

cmdrfred on Feb 18, 2016 | [–]

    "explain why you forgot your password"

I don't know why but that made me laugh.

pc86 on Feb 18, 2016 | [–]

The idea that this is even remotely acceptable in 2016 is astounding.

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