Password hashing · Question 10 of 12

Which accounts keep their old hashes permanently after a change of the hash algorithm?

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Answer

  • D Accounts that never log in again

Explanation

No login, no plain text; no plain text, no new hash. Such dead accounts should be removed anyway, also in the interest of data minimisation.

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