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I just wanted to understand the best practice which should be followed for OTP. Should OTP failed attempts be reset again if there is a new otp generated by end user by clicking on a resend button. If we reset the count again for each new … Continue reading Should OTP failed attempts be reset if user clicks on a resend?
I’m trying to understand why it’s not necessary with MFA in 1Password when signing in to a new device.
This was the case that triggered my curiosity:
I created a 1Password account
I downloaded the Mac application
I installed the Chrome pl… Continue reading Why is 1Password sign-in to new device secure without MFA?
One of the banks uses this method of incomplete password validation – where you are only required to enter some random characters of the password – as shown here
It got me thinking:
how do they do this safely? are there any algorithms fo… Continue reading Password hashing and validation with only some subset of characters [duplicate]
I made these scripts to Encrypt/Decrypt data, example: Messages or a simple string and be able to transform the encrypted data to plain text again. At the end, I am going to explain why I think these scripts are safe/secure and please writ… Continue reading My script to Encrypt/Decrypt data using PHP [closed]
Unfortunately, I’ve tried a hosting service and it returned my password value as it was in my inbox (as connection details).
I went to a control panel in an attempt to delete or deactivate my account. It showed IP Logged I didn’t input any… Continue reading Should I worry? Web hosting mailed me my details and returned my password (unencrypted) and IP logged
Change Your Password Day — an annual reminder of just how bad passwords really are.
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I am posting to ask about two conflicting password recommendations. I know only bits and pieces about cryptography. Let me begin by checking a basic assumption: in a cracking attempt, a string is hashed and compared to the target, so tha… Continue reading Patterns in passwords
This is the result of a security audit:
More than a fifth of the passwords protecting network accounts at the US Department of the Interior—including Password1234, Password1234!, and ChangeItN0w!—were weak enough to be cracked using standard methods, a recently published security audit of the agency found.
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The results weren’t encouraging. In all, the auditors cracked 18,174—or 21 percent—of the 85,944 cryptographic hashes they tested; 288 of the affected accounts had elevated privileges, and 362 of them belonged to senior government employees. In the first 90 minutes of testing, auditors cracked the hashes for 16 percent of the department’s user accounts…
I wrote an article on the impacts of sufficiently capable quantum computers on password strength and attacks.
The basic premise is that Grover’s algorithm halves the protective strength of password hashes and passwords, plus any additional… Continue reading Impact of quantum computers on password security [closed]
Hackers rarely hack in anymore. They log in using stolen, weak, default, or otherwise compromised credentials. That’s why it’s so critical to break the password dependency cycle. But how can this be done?
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