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Credentials in security context are elements that prove your identity to a system, for example a username and password or a client-side certificate. It is usually used to describe elements supplied by the authenticating client, not when the server authenticates to the client or in mutual authentication schemes.
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Is it good or bad practice to allow a user to change their username?
As mentioned, allowing users to easily change usernames (let's call it "display name" to disambiguate) makes it easier for users to dodge the consequences of harassing or scamming other users. If your …
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How are leaked government credentials possible and what's the point?
What's the point of stealing hashed passwords?
Let's say I steal a hashed password, I can take a random string, hash it, and see if the hashes match. If they do then I've just cracked your password.
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