Smart idea – PwdHash

January 25, 2007 | by Aaron

I’m sure most people use a common password amongst many online sites, saving a few passwords for more critical data. But if one of those sites gets compromised there is the *chance* that you’ve used your common password for a larger or more important site. The chance of a Bad Person working this out is slim, but possible given identity theft or a targeted attack. Tada, there is a firefox extension that makes a hash of the domain + your password, so if the site is ever compromised all the Bad Person gets is your encrypted password, which only works on your site.

Small, simple idea that takes into account peoples likely behaviour

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