Collaborate Disseminate
First I am very bad in cryptographic algorithms.
I found online that Argon2 is more secure than SHA-512, so I used it for password hashing.
There’re recommended options for Argon2:
Memory: 4Gb
Iterations: 4 or more
On my ancient server i… Continue reading Argon2 vs SHA-512, what’s better in my case?
SpyCloud published an annual analysis of identity exposure among employees of Fortune 1000 companies in key sectors such as technology, finance, retail and telecommunications. Drawing on a database of over 200 billion recaptured assets, researchers ide… Continue reading Password reuse is rampant among Fortune 1000 employees
I found a pattern password generation that works like that:
sha1("very long static prefix text blablabla "+password+" very long static suffix text");
I tried hashcat combined attack or rules, but the size rule limit and… Continue reading Cracking password with static prefix and suffix
When you purchase a Windows computer, you have to create a user account in order to use it….
For more, visit TheWindowsClub.com. Continue reading What to do if I forgot my computer password?
For my job I use some industry-specific software that stores sensitive information. The software has a web interface with a public login page. One time I attempted to log in, but mistyped the last few characters of my password. To my surpr… Continue reading Potential problems with insecure password hashing
Microsoft, Apple, and Google have committed to expanding passwordless sign-in… Continue reading Microsoft, Google, and Apple to Expand Passwordless Login Across All Major Platforms
Based on my requirement of dev sever ,I have Created a Linux function that will create dev user( we have an group name developer and that group have the permission of “group:devs:r-x”).
as per my requirement (Take the users’s first name a… Continue reading New User creation & SSH Issue Linux script
Microsoft has released a new update for its Authenticator app… Continue reading Microsoft Authenticator Now Lets Users Generate Strong Passwords
I have come up with the following approach to remember master passwords (to use in software like KeePass, etc): Since it is annoying to type the master password every time we power up the PC, we store a text file that contains an unanswere… Continue reading Is this a secure approach to store a master password?
A weak password is one of the easiest way for attackers to steal valuable information about a person from their accounts, and then commit crimes with it. The stronger the password, the more protected a computer will be from attackers and malicious soft… Continue reading Passwords are secrets that should never be shared