Patrick on Security

Patrick on Security describes itself simply: "Storing Passwords Securely Why SHA 256-bits enterprise-grade password encryption is only slightly better than storing passwords in plain text, and better ways to do it." To AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity it is partially visible, scoring 5.4 out of 10, readable in places and missing in others.

On the page itself the strengths are clear: a clear heading structure. It is passable on a partly stated business identity, basic crawler access and partial sitemap and link coverage. What holds it back is structured data describing the business and credibility markers like credentials or reviews.

Away from its own site, other sites link to it and people discuss it in places AI engines read. There is some, but not much, sign that the domain is only lightly established. Beyond that, AI engines do not yet recognise it as a distinct business, there is no press coverage to draw on and it does not come up on Reddit. Those are earned elsewhere on the web, not fixed on the site itself.

AI crawlers have visited once in our tracking, including ClaudeBot (Anthropic).