Is the idea of Single Sign-On (SSO) a flawed concept without Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)?

Before this gets flagged as a duplicate, I’m not asking a question about the disadvantages of single sign-on, I’m asking if the initial concept is flawed to begin with without enforcing two-factor authentication.
Let me explain what I mean… Continue reading Is the idea of Single Sign-On (SSO) a flawed concept without Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)?

What makes storing secrets in Hashicorp Vault different to using a two-way hash in Java? [on hold]

In Java I can create a two way Hash function – if I implemented with MD5 I could write the methods toMD5Hash() and fromMD5Hash for a reversible process.

Further than that I could use TripleDes with key-based encryption in J… Continue reading What makes storing secrets in Hashicorp Vault different to using a two-way hash in Java? [on hold]

Is there value to signing microservice calls with an HMAC derived from the same private key?

I had a friend say:

We’re securing our microservice with an HMAC derived from the private key in the jks file. [Where client and server shared the same private key]

I can understand the situation where you have an HMAC … Continue reading Is there value to signing microservice calls with an HMAC derived from the same private key?

Is there value to signing microservice calls with an HMAC derived from the same private key?

I had a friend say:

We’re securing our microservice with an HMAC derived from the private key in the jks file. [Where client and server shared the same private key]

I can understand the situation where you have an HMAC … Continue reading Is there value to signing microservice calls with an HMAC derived from the same private key?

Why is Norton Safe Web flagging my site as dangerous when it reports on PHP files/urls that don’t exist?

I’m in a bit of a quandary over Norton Safe Web’s rating of my company’s website.

My question is: is it possible for someone to fool Norton Safe Web into thinking that our website has PHP files which don’t exist? Could there be some sort … Continue reading Why is Norton Safe Web flagging my site as dangerous when it reports on PHP files/urls that don’t exist?