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apr 12 at 16:20
I have a client that is worried about DDOS attacks on their site, and they want penetration testing. Will that help?
— drunkenRabbit
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apr 12 at 16:10
How can encrypted traffic bypass the Great Firewall of China when it is being blocked?
— lserni
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apr 12 at 1:50
Is there additional security value in using passwords with words or phrases in non-English languages?
— Thomas Pornin
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apr 10 at 13:01
Why don't people hash and salt usernames before storing them
— AJ Henderson
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apr 10 at 12:06
How can I protect my internet-connected devices from discovery by Shodan?
— Rory McCune
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apr 9 at 23:25
How might the U.K. Government's proposed internet surveillance equipment “bypass” encryption?
— Matrix
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apr 9 at 21:55
How can I protect my internet-connected devices from discovery by Shodan?
— Manishearth
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apr 9 at 18:55
How can I protect my internet-connected devices from discovery by Shodan?
— Scott Pack
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apr 9 at 17:29
How can I protect my internet-connected devices from discovery by Shodan?
— Tom Leek
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apr 8 at 23:44
Use additional “password” in Referer to hide private site?
— Thomas Pornin
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apr 8 at 23:39
Can I determine if my computer has a key logger installed?
— Antony Vennard
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apr 8 at 21:44
What risks do Cookieless sessions have? What are the mitigations?
— curiousguy
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apr 8 at 18:23
Is there additional security value in using passwords with words or phrases in non-English languages?
— Polynomial
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apr 6 at 23:24
What do I need to do to secure log-in and registration for my website?
— Adam Caudill
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apr 6 at 23:09
Why are hash functions one way? If I know the algorithm, why can't I calculate the input from it?
— Thomas Pornin
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apr 6 at 23:04
how long does it take to actually generate rainbow tables?
— Jesper Mortensen
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apr 6 at 12:25
Why is it so hard to close onion domains (e.g. The Silkroad)?
— scuzzy-delta
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apr 5 at 19:45
I need a good cryptography algorithm that can be encoded and decoded
— Stephen Touset
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apr 5 at 10:27
What technical reasons are there to have low maximum password lengths?
— dr jimbob
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apr 5 at 5:41
Will encrypting the same file with GPG and the same key produce the same ciphertext?
— Thomas Pornin
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apr 4 at 23:19
How do some sites (e.g. online banks) only ask for specific characters from a password without storing it as plaintext?
— Jeff Ferland♦
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apr 4 at 20:43
What justification is there for Comcast to block SMTP port 25 outbound from residential service?
— Tom Leek
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