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Substitute password scheme throws off hackers

Researchers from Purdue University have published a method to secure data by throwing off hackers with fake, substitute passwords. They propose using a hardware-dependent function when creating the hash values of passwords. When passwords are stored by an authentication server, they are generally protected by a one-way cryptographic hash function. This renders original passwords difficult [...]

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