• 4z01235@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    That sounds like someone who topped out with highschool level programming tried to implement a hash algorithm.

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      7 months ago

      My personal theory is that it’s a remnant of an old system that was only accessible by phone (hence the 6 digit pin), and they simply grafted an online component on top of it