I errantly deleted all of my saved usernames and passwords from Firefox. Is there any way to get them back? [more inside]
posted by sockpup on Nov 17, 2009 - 4 answers

The Blurst.com registration page tells me my (12-character) password is too long, while a string of 100 A's is OK. FFF is a fine password, but 777 is too long. What gives? (Somewhat long but delightfully pattern-y description follows) [more inside]
posted by Captain Cardanthian! on Oct 20, 2009 - 14 answers

What do you do with your passwords? [more inside]
posted by snowjoe on Mar 3, 2009 - 48 answers

Why do an increasing number of e-commerce sites force me to set up an account, including an e-mail address and a password, as part of the checkout process. [more inside]
posted by alms on Dec 27, 2008 - 20 answers

What is the point of using a salt when encrypting passwords in a web application? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Aug 26, 2006 - 15 answers