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Yes, passwords are going away. No, it won’t happen tomorrow. So it’s still worth knowing the basics of picking proper passwords. Continue reading World Password Day – the 1960s just called and gave you your passwords back
There is an important rar file on my computer which I secured with a password several years ago, now I like to do a dictionary attack on the rar file using john the ripper combined with hashcat as I have forgotten the password I set :/. I … Continue reading Looking for a specific password list generator [closed]
In this interview with Help Net Security, Lori Österholm, CTO at Specops Software, explains what makes passwords vulnerable and suggests some password best practices and policies organizations should implement to keep their systems secure. There’… Continue reading Good end user passwords begin with a well-enforced password policy
Uswitch.com conducted a consumer survey to find out how the UK chooses their passwords, how safe they are and how often they have been hacked. Writing passwords down on paper can compromise safety and security if anyone takes it or keeps a copy. It can… Continue reading Password tips to keep your accounts safe
Bitwarden announced the results of its global password management survey, in advance of World Password Day on May 5th, 2022. While receptive to the importance of security, individuals continue to struggle with embracing password management habits that … Continue reading 55% of people rely on their memory to manage passwords
I’m starting a small web project. It won’t have that many users, and it is a crappy little game, so any accounts that are stolen aren’t the end of the world. I do not want to store (or even ask) the user for an e-mail address nor a passwor… Continue reading Password-less AND E-mail-less user accounts? [closed]
I’m starting a small web project. It won’t have that many users, and it is a crappy little game, so any accounts that are stolen aren’t the end of the world. I do not want to store (or even ask) the user for an e-mail address nor a passwor… Continue reading Password-less AND E-mail-less user accounts?
In known wordlists like crackstation.lst there are random emails in the list. Why are they there?
Continue reading Why are there often random email addresses in known password word lists?
In this video for Help Net Security, Dan Lohrmann, Field CISO at Presidio, talks about multi factor authentication (MFA) and how everyone should consider it to protect their identity and accounts. The first thing that comes in mind are passwords. They … Continue reading MFA: A simple solution to protect your identity
Could anyone give me advice on the best way to encrypt the SVN version control system on a Amazon Linux 2 instance? I am planning to encrypt or disable the SVN from asking if unencrypted passwords should be stored. We never want a user to … Continue reading Encrypt SVN for passwords