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Where do you store your salt strings?

I’ve always used a proper per-entry salt string when hashing passwords for database storage. For my needs, storing the salt in the DB ...

May 18, 2022
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Is “double hashing” a password less secure than just hashing it once?

Is hashing a password twice before storage any more or less secure than just hashing it once? What I’m talking about is doing ...

May 15, 2022
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Practical non-image based CAPTCHA approaches?

Locked. This question and its answers are locked because the question is off-topic but has historical significance. It is not currently accepting new ...

May 15, 2022
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How to redirect all HTTP requests to HTTPS

I’m trying to redirect all insecure HTTP requests on my site (e.g. http://www.example.com) to HTTPS (https://www.example.com). How can I do this in .htaccess ...

May 15, 2022
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SPA best practices for authentication and session management

When building SPA style applications using frameworks like Angular, Ember, React, etc. what do people believe to be some best practices for authentication ...

May 11, 2022
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How are software license keys generated?

License keys are the defacto-standard as an anti-piracy measure. To be honest, this strikes me as (in)Security Through Obscurity, although I really have ...

May 10, 2022
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Worst security hole you’ve seen? [closed]

As it currently stands, this question is not a good fit for our Q&A format. We expect answers to be supported by facts, ...

May 7, 2022
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Are querystring parameters secure in HTTPS (HTTP + SSL)? [duplicate]

This question already has answers here: Is a HTTPS query string secure? (9 answers) Closed 3 years ago. Do querystring parameters get encrypted ...

May 7, 2022
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What should every programmer know about security? [closed]

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May 6, 2022
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Are HTTP cookies port specific?

I have two HTTP services running on one machine. I just want to know if they share their cookies or whether the browser ...

May 6, 2022
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