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may 9 at 19:44
Is salting a hash really as secure as common knowledge implies? — Terry Chia 10.8k32266
mar 19 at 4:46
How to securely hash passwords? — Ozgur Ozcitak 793145
dec 18 at 7:56
Why not use larger cipher keys? — lynks 4,3523735
dec 13 at 23:34
Why don't people hash and salt usernames before storing them — Terry Chia 10.8k32266
nov 29 at 19:14
VP of IT claims he unhashed 100% of all 16k employees' PWs. Is he lying to us? — Rory McCune 14.3k22361
nov 5 at 6:35
NSA Suite A Cryptography: Security through obscurity? — Thomas Pornin 82.3k16153287
aug 28 at 6:39
Is it safer to use less heard of software than popular software? — Polynomial 32.5k1066135
jul 21 at 23:18
To salt, or not to salt? — Kilian Foth 321127
oct 14 '11 at 12:23
Why do people think that this is bad way to hash passwords? — Thomas Pornin 82.3k16153287
aug 26 '11 at 16:04
Do any security experts recommend bcrypt for password storage? — Giu 569135
aug 25 '11 at 14:44
Sharing wifi at a business - Bad Policy? — Robert David Graham 2,7551311
aug 16 '11 at 15:16
How is it possible that people observing an HTTPS connection being established wouldn't know how to decrypt it? — gowenfawr 5,94211220
jul 25 '11 at 9:32
How to securely hash passwords? — Rory McCune 14.3k22361