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may 20 at 10:55
“Username and/or Password Invalid” - Why do websites show this kind of message instead of informing the user which one was wrong? — Terry Chia 11.1k42367
apr 29 at 11:54
CTRL+ALT+DEL Login - Rationale behind it? — Adnan 6,57111944
apr 22 at 18:51
XKCD #936: Short complex password, or long dictionary passphrase? — Thomas Pornin 82.9k16156289
mar 31 at 9:36
What technical reasons are there to have low maximum password lengths? — Tom Leek 25k42668
mar 28 at 13:54
How is an ATM secure? — Tom Leek 25k42668
mar 24 at 12:00
How is an ATM secure? — mgjk 2,5081313
mar 14 at 12:46
Are passwords stored in memory safe? — Thomas Pornin 82.9k16156289
mar 6 at 9:39
Passwords Being Sent in Clear Text Due to Users' Mistake in Typing it in the Username Field — AJ Henderson 11k1834
feb 23 at 1:59
Does disabling right click have any impact on security? — Jeff Ferland♦ 21.5k23388
feb 20 at 6:31
What should I do when my boss asks me to fabricate audit log data? — MarkJ 838127
feb 8 at 9:19
How do I know a piece of software only does what the author claims? — Tom Leek 25k42668
jan 28 at 18:19
How can PayPal spoof emails so easily to say it comes from someone else? — Tom Leek 25k42668
dec 27 at 12:39
Is my developer's home-brew password security right or wrong, and why? — Konerak 883125
dec 21 at 8:59
XKCD #936: Short complex password, or long dictionary passphrase? — AviD♦ 20.4k545114
dec 20 at 16:27
How can I explain SQL injection without technical jargon? — Polynomial 32.8k1067136
dec 20 at 16:27
Why do we lock our computers? — Bruce Ediger 2,2521914
dec 19 at 17:12
Is my developer's home-brew password security right or wrong, and why? — Polynomial 32.8k1067136
dec 17 at 11:11
Why not use larger cipher keys? — lynks 4,3523735
dec 13 at 20:49
How do certification authorities store their private root keys? — Thomas Pornin 82.9k16156289
nov 27 at 8:11
Is Google spying on all of us? — tylerl 11.1k11441
nov 16 at 5:02
How does SSL work? — Luc 3,5362834
nov 15 at 14:11
Attacking an office printer? — Polynomial 32.8k1067136
sep 12 at 20:28
CRIME - How to beat the BEAST successor? — Thomas Pornin 82.9k16156289
sep 2 at 0:03
How is it possible that people observing an HTTPS connection being established wouldn't know how to decrypt it? — Thomas Pornin 82.9k16156289
aug 2 at 12:27
How to store salt? — Polynomial 32.8k1067136
jun 21 '12 at 23:37
Do any security experts recommend bcrypt for password storage? — Thomas Pornin 82.9k16156289
may 19 '12 at 16:16
I found that the company I work for is putting a backdoor into mobile phones — Oleksi 2,9412620
apr 13 '12 at 0:13
How does changing your password every 90 days increase security? — Justin Cave 1,562148
feb 23 '12 at 22:29
Is social-engineering an actual threat — Chris Andrè Dale 9,06052257
feb 11 '12 at 1:06
XKCD #936: Short complex password, or long dictionary passphrase? — Jeff Atwood♦ 2,27341424
feb 1 '12 at 17:37
How does hacking work? — Chris Andrè Dale 9,06052257