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Category Archives: Passwords
If your website supports passwords, please stop sucking at it
• June 23, 2014 • Passwords, Security • No comments
I take password security very seriously. I’ve already written about how people can improve their password habits to keep themselves safe. This piece, however, is for those of you who build websites which provide password-related functionality. This is a list of password crimes that some websites commit. I’ve described these crimes, then point out some […]
Password security is important. Start treating it like it is.
• November 6, 2013 • Passwords, Security, Software • No comments
My friend Michelle recently explained to me that password is a perfectly valid password to use. Her reason? “People always say not to use it. So now that nobody uses it anymore, it’s totally secure again!” How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords In this case, Michelle made a fatal assumption. She assumed that human beings […]
Things I learned about how websites manage passwords
• August 10, 2013 • Code, Creating Websites, Passwords, Security • 1 comments
I recently wrote about the work I did to change every single password I had into ones that were unique for every site, and far more difficult to brute-force due to their long and randomized nature. As part of this exercise, I was essentially trying to change 250 passwords on 250 websites as quickly as […]
Breaking my bad password habits with 1Password, Authy, OAuth and OpenID
• August 10, 2013 • Passwords, Security, Software, Technology • 1 comments
I learned at a relatively young age what makes a good password versus a bad password, and I’ve tried to always use these qualities in the passwords that I choose. The Problem Unfortunately, even with the best intentions, you inevitably end up re-using one or a few passwords across every single website you log into. […]
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