FabSwingers.com forum: Are our passwords encrypted?

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

When I mistyped my password in today I read the message “The email address and password you entered aren't in our records. Please try again!” which got me a bit worried that our passwords may not be encrypted and kept on a record of some kind. Is this the case?

By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

All passwords have to be stored somewhere or how else could they check when you're signing in

By *heRainManMan
over a year ago

Warrington & Glasgow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(cryptography)

Normally it's the hash that's stored, rather than the password.

When you type in the password, it's hashed and compared to what is stored. It's nigh on impossible that another password will give the same hash. (The longer the password, the impossibler it is!!

)

That's why, if you forget your password, Fab doesn't send it to you, they can't, they don't know it, but send you a link to change it.

If you use a site that can send you your password, stop using it, it's hideously insecure!

By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_(cryptography)

Normally it's the hash that's stored, rather than the password.

When you type in the password, it's hashed and compared to what is stored. It's nigh on impossible that another password will give the same hash. (The longer the password, the impossibler it is!!

)

That's why, if you forget your password, Fab doesn't send it to you, they can't, they don't know it, but send you a link to change it.

If you use a site that can send you your password, stop using it, it's hideously insecure!"

This.

I came across a similar site to this that saved your password but you had to type in your username.