Terry Chia

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Currently a student studying IT security.


183 Answers

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“Username and/or Password Invalid” - Why do websites show this kind of message instead of informing the user which one was wrong?
95
How can I punish a hacker?
45
Is salting a hash really as secure as common knowledge implies?
41
Why don't people hash and salt usernames before storing them
39
Teaching a loved one about secure coding practices
27
CTRL+ALT+DEL Login - Rationale behind it?
21
How does Google Authenticator work?
16
Does versioning an encrypted file make it less secure?
16
Is sending password to user email secure?
13
Password and Generated number - How does it work?
13
Can you recommend a good book on Backtrack/Metasploit
12
Is publishing your public IP address a security threat?
12
Why not allow spaces in a password?
12
Windows 2003 Enterprise infected by Conficker; post-infection problems continue
12
How can I prevent users from entering bad passwords in my web application?
11
How are large tech sites such as LivingSocial, Zappos, LinkedIn and Evernote hacked?
11
Handling passwords in a web application
11
How much information about the reason for an unsuccessful login should a web application give?
11
How to protect myself against paid DDoS services?
11
Is sha-1 hash always the same?
11
Using RSA with 3DES instead of plain 3DES. Does it make sense?
10
Aviation security - Lessons to learn from PlaneSploit
10
I found a virus on my USB stick. Now what?
10
Is a password in the clipboard vulnerable to attacks?
10
Why are GPUs so good at cracking passwords?
10
Advice on what to do after being hacked?
10
Creating multiple secure and easy to remember passwords
9
Use brute force to mitigate brute force
9
Why using random salts?
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Does the salt need to be unique or not predictable?
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