An interview with Niels Provos and David Mazieres, co-inventors of popular password-hashing function bcrypt, which turns 25 this year, on password security (Lily Hay Newman/Wired)

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An interview with Niels Provos and David Mazieres, co-inventors of popular password-hashing function bcrypt, which turns 25 this year, on password security  —  The co-inventor of “bcrypt” is reflecting on the ubiquitous function's 25 years and channeling cybersecurity's core themes into electronic dance music.

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