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One would just check against a top10[000…] list of passwords on which various multiple hash combinations had been applied md5(md5(md5(md5('password')))) is going to be easy to reveal.

Your system would seem to be practical if you know there are no weak passwords or if you dont care if only some of the accounts are compromised.

You've also got to watch you don't DoS yourself.



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