[AusNOG] MelbourneIT stores domain passwords in cleartext - iTnews.com.au

[Octavio Alvarez]

On 10/03/14 14:31, Joseph Goldman wrote:
> My thoughts exactly, a domain password by design has to be retrievable,
> so it can't be a one-way hash.

Please excuse my silly questino, but why does it have to be retrievable?

Thanks.