Author Archives: Camil Staps

Why regenerating a password’s hash?

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Camil Staps

I’ve read http://alias.io/2010/01/store-passwords-safely-with-php-and-mysql/ on how to store passwords using PHP and MySQL, the secure way. Elbert says:

Use a cryptographically strong hashing function like SHA-1 or eve… Continue reading Why regenerating a password’s hash?→

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Techniques for fingerprinting a web based content management system (CMS)

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Camil Staps

Let’s say we have a random basic blog or informational website: just some pages with information, a sidebar with an overview of the archives, the normal stuff. We know of this website that it’s built with a CMS. How can we ge… Continue reading Techniques for fingerprinting a web based content management system (CMS)→

Posted in CMS, enumeration | Tagged fingerprinting