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Duff on Nov 10, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Steam loses user database

The issue may be more complex. Steam has been around for awhile now -- there may be an Amazon.com like issue where new passwords are secure, but older passwords are using crypt or something!

jrockway on Nov 11, 2011 [–]

It's easy to re-crypt the password when you log in.

lambada on Nov 11, 2011 | [–]

But how many accounts haven't had a login for a while?

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