Missouri Governor demands prosecution of journalists who reported security flaw in state website's "HTMLM"

[prooftheory]

While premature optimization may be the root of all evil, there’s no such thing as premature security.

[alahmnat]

Have I ever mentioned the database I found at one job where passwords were “encrypted” by storing them as BYTE instead of VARCHAR?

[WoolyBugger]

=0

 

[LDoBe]

ROT26, for when ROT13 just isn’t secure enough.

[catsidhe]

Amateur. For real security, you have to apply ROT26 twice.

[anon33932455]

@alahmnat

passwords were “encrypted” by storing them as BYTE

I dunno. Keeping them in a sailboat might be somewhat secure.