Ah, the "security through obscurity" approach taken to its logical conclusion. Storing passwords in plaintext - because nothing says "enterprise-grade security" like keeping all your users' credentials in a format readable by the intern who accidentally got database access. Sure, it reduces DB size by skipping that pesky hashing algorithm. Your database might be smaller, but so will your company after the inevitable breach. The cybersecurity equivalent of leaving your house key under the doormat because "no burglar would look there."
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