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Why is the BCrypt text "OrpheanBeholderScryDoubt"

Posted on March 18, 2020 by wim

I’m looking for a reference about the weird initial BCrypt text “OrpheanBeholderScryDoubt”

Why was this string used?
Would using 192 zeros or ones not have worked well in practice for some reason?
Was that just four random dictionary wor… Continue reading Why is the BCrypt text "OrpheanBeholderScryDoubt"→

Posted in bcrypt, Ciphers, hash, historical

Does accidentally pasting password into browser URL field send it over the network?

Posted on June 28, 2017 by wim

Suppose you type or paste some text from the clipboard into the url bar in Chrome browser (but you don’t press ENTER). After deleting the text and changing your password, just to be safe, you wonder –

Did that information … Continue reading Does accidentally pasting password into browser URL field send it over the network?→

Posted in passwords, web browser

Can the numbers on RSA SecurID tokens be predicted?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by wim

My workplace uses these SecurID tokens which provide you with a temporary password, the code will expire after a short time. I have always been fascinated by the things, because it seems as though all the logic to calculat… Continue reading Can the numbers on RSA SecurID tokens be predicted?→

Posted in Cryptography, random

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