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How Not to Write an API

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Deeper problem (Score: 5, Insightful)

by mth@pipedot.org on 2014-03-10 15:06 (#CG)

It is not just a bad idea to return a password through an API; a properly designed application wouldn't even be able to offer such an API call because it would store password hashes instead of actual passwords.

Re: Deeper problem (Score: 5, Informative)

by bryan@pipedot.org on 2014-03-10 15:08 (#CJ)

And don't forget to salt them too! Lots of people always seem to forget the salt.

Re: Deeper problem (Score: 1)

by insulatedkiwi@pipedot.org on 2014-03-10 15:17 (#CN)

I only forget the salt when cooking, but when cooking, you can usually add the salt later with no negative impact to food safety and security.

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