The password arms race

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As an internet user you will be well-aware of the humble password, and how your choice of passwords has changed from websites accepting "password" as your password through to stronger choices, such as "%QSD^6rJLdGZB^N%". The manner in which your password is stored on the server have also changed over time, due to an ongoing battle between security professionals and malicious hackers. In this video, I briefly discuss those changes.