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Not only should the passwords have been hashed but emails should have been encrypted with some standard two way encryption like RSA or AES (with keys securely kept on a separate physical device, preferably a real keystore). I was trusting enough to register for reddit with my real account instead of trashmail, so I expect the volume of spam to triple in the next few days from the couple of hundred I get every day to the levels that will render my long held gmail account completely useless. Damn!
Comment by boa13 at 15/12/2006 at 07:22 UTC
15 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You expect too much.
Comment by a2800276 at 15/12/2006 at 15:10 UTC
11 upvotes, 0 direct replies
"but emails should have been encrypted with some standard two way encryption like RSA or AES (with keys securely kept on a separate physical device, preferably a real keystore)"
I don't thank that quite cuts it. They SHOULD have stored the emails in a nuclear proof bunker, preferably hand carved out of granite mountains in a location so secret that they have to kill all the construction workers upon completion.
The mastersecret to the email password should be kept in a little box that can only be opened with a solid gold key, the pieces of which are distributed all around the globe and can only be found after solving some really difficult puzzles.
I expect the volume of alcohol in my blood this evening will skyrocket compared to my current blood alcohol content, rendering me completely incapable of driving or - oh no - sexual intercourse. Damn you reddit!