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Well then, in your parallel universe, by all means store plaintext passwords. I'll go on busting up the real apps, and recommending they don't tempt fate by storing passwords.


I recommend that too but sometimes it is unavoidable. When, not if, but when you come across that necessity in your encounters with "real apps", I hope you rightfully feel like a bit of a douche for writing the above.




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