How Your Passwords Are Stored on the Internet (and When Your Password Strength Doesn’t Matter)

I tweeted this earlier, but I’m a big fan of strong (and different) passwords for all things computer related. I felt it was worthy of posting to Keefer Madness on top of the earlier tweet.

Lifehacker did a wonderful job breaking down the different ways passwords are stored. The best part of the article though are the ways to prevent, or at least minimize your risk.

How Your Passwords Are Stored on the Internet (and When Your Password Strength Doesn’t Matter)