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I know that support for Argon2 was released with OpenLdap 2.4.5 according to this link https://bugs.openldap.org/show_bug.cgi?id=8575, but what if I want to use it with a previous version like 2.4.4 is there a way of doing this? Also if ar… Continue reading How to use scrypt or Argon for Openldap version < 2.4.5
I’m thinking to what extend being dependent on one password to encrypt all my data is a good idea. While I would expect that I normally will remember the password, I’m unsure about how likely it is that my brain will fail in an unexpected … Continue reading What are the chances that a human forgets a password they regularly use? [closed]
They say a chain is only as secure as its weakest link. When it comes to account security it seems to me that the Forgot My Password functionality is the weakest link in the security chain because it only requires an attacker to gain acces… Continue reading Forget Me Not? Abandoning the Forgot Password Functionality
I’ve seen conflicting opinions on this, more than the below, but i.e.
Unsafe: https://www.techrepublic.com/article/why-you-should-never-allow-your-web-browser-to-save-your-passwords/
Safe: https://cybersecuritymagazine.com/8-reasons-to-use… Continue reading Safe or Unsafe to Store Passwords in Chrome on MacOS?
Software development environments seem to benefit when problems can be solved "higher up the chain".
For example, many web platform features that are now natively supported in both JavaScript and CSS used to require much labor an… Continue reading Are there security concerns that might prevent database systems from providing password data types?
I have a question about how Firefox protects Login information (Website passwords) on the one hand and Credit Card data on the other. I noticed that there are two different approaches to how Login passwords are protected and to how Credit… Continue reading How does Firefox protect Logins and Credit Card Data?
When did you last change your work password? Was it when the system prompted you? When you were first hired? Or maybe the answer doesn’t matter. When it comes to password safety, old adages don’t always apply anymore. Let’s take a look at what today’s business password management really needs by focusing on the valuable […]
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We are currently working on an IoT product & having a hard time coming up with a strategy to create a unique password for each device/unit.
I do understand that password based on a function of { serial number, CPU id, MAC address or ti… Continue reading Creating a unique password for each device/unit of the same product
You make password decisions every week. Maybe you create a new account, reset a password or respond to a password change prompt. And each time you make a seemingly small or insignificant mistake in regard to password safety, such as not creating strong enough passwords or using the same password on multiple accounts, you increase […]
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I’m a software dev working on an open-sourced password manager(dev lib, gui and cli) for educational and eventually usefulness purposes. There doesn’t seem to be all that much information regarding vault-based password managers and the sec… Continue reading Protection against different attack vectors, password manager