Brendan Long

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Apr 28	revised	Are there any uses of having a non-deterministic salt value for hashes? Fix formatting of code
Apr 28	suggested	suggested edit on Are there any uses of having a non-deterministic salt value for hashes?
Apr 7	awarded	Yearling
Apr 1	comment	Why improvising your own Hash function out of existing hash functions is so bad If your goal is just to protect against an attacker without access to your source code, then using a pepper (basically a hard-coded secret value that you hash along with the password) would be sufficient, and less error-prone than creating your own hash function.
Mar 27	comment	Was WPS fixed (wifi)? The Wikipedia article on WPS doesn't mention this. Can you link to a reliable source making this claim?
Mar 20	comment	Setting up two way SSL Are you trying to do client authentication with SSL or just connect to a web service over SSL? Why would firewalls make any difference?
Mar 14	awarded	Organizer
Mar 14	revised	Implementing secure login for an API edited tags
Mar 7	comment	What are Security Practices for NoSql databases Most like you should just read this: security.stackexchange.com/questions/7610/…
Mar 6	comment	Use Authentication using 2 encrypted strings @MatthewYang You might want to see the updated answer if you're still considering doing this. My main point remains the same though -- Using Redis is easier and more secure, and the speed difference doesn't matter.
Mar 6	comment	Use Authentication using 2 encrypted strings @StephenTouset Good point. I've updated my answer.
Mar 6	revised	Use Authentication using 2 encrypted strings added 299 characters in body
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Mar 5	answered	Use Authentication using 2 encrypted strings
Mar 5	revised	Use Authentication using 2 encrypted strings Add some puncuation and markdownify
Mar 5	suggested	suggested edit on Use Authentication using 2 encrypted strings
Jan 17	awarded	Excavator
Jan 17	revised	How far can we go in preventing videos from spreading out using P2P networks like BitTorrent? Correct title and minor grammatical changes.
Jan 17	suggested	suggested edit on How far can we go in preventing videos from spreading out using P2P networks like BitTorrent?
Dec 20	comment	How secure is aSSL (javascript)? Does it effectively mimic SSL? @JeremyP `hash that with JS` -> JavaScript from the server you're trying to verify. The server is giving you the code you're using to verify it. This is like if security guards worked by asking you if you're allowed into the building. The good guys follow your complicated system to make sure they're allowed in. The bad guys just say "Yes, I'm allowed in."