Comment by kWV0XhdO on 06/05/2019 at 17:43 UTC

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Sites that don't store the plaintext still have access to it when the password is set, and when the user returns to authenticate. It can be checked at that time.

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Comment by pm-me_your_vimrc at 06/05/2019 at 18:25 UTC

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This is the correct answer

Comment by It_Might_Be_True at 06/05/2019 at 17:45 UTC

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I completely understand the concept of hashes. That is why I'm asking. When do they check, upon us signing in, or do they search said database with a hash.