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		drchickensalad on Oct 9, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Gmail password first character is case insensitive... You just store multiple hashes, and don't support it retroactively

cryptofistMonk on Oct 9, 2021 [–]

You don't even need to store multiple hashes, just check both versions of the submitted password against the one stored hash

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