Learned a new term today going through 19 Deadly Sins of Software Security. They give an example of a URL containing a strange looking id parameter:
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www.xyzzy.com?id=TXkkZWNyZStwQSQkdzByRA==
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Turns out a simple run through a base64 decoder for gives you:
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My$ecre+pA$$w0rD
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The authors then refer to this as an “encrapted” password.