Can I ask a dumb question:

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The post taps into a widely shared curiosity among tech-savvy individuals and developers, presenting a common technical question in an easily digestible format with a visual aid.

Summary

The post poses a common question about password hashing: if passwords are hashed for security, how does the server verify the correct password. It then shows a SQL query and its output, displaying a hashed password for a user.

Structure

1Pose the question about password hashing
2Show a SQL query to select user data
3Display the query results with a hashed password

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Can I ask a dumb question: If we hash passwords so nobody can read them, how does the server know my password is correct? SELECT id, email, password_hash FROM users LIMIT 1; PROBLEMS OUTPUT DEBUG CONSOLE TERMINAL PORTS myapp_dev=# SELECT id, email, password_hash FROM users LIMIT 1; id email password_hash 1 john.doe@example.com $2b$12$KIXQ8qv6k1.V1Q9pg7Q5weD8Y7ZQ6iL6Q7L8M9n0oP1Q2R3S4t5u (1 row) myapp_dev=#

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