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Josiah

Member for 5 years, 10 months
Last seen more than a month ago

United Kingdom

13 Answers

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46 votes

Does a buffer overflow vulnerability always mean a code execution vulnerability?

answered Nov 27, 2019 at 10:57

32 votes

Security BY obscurity is horrible. Is security AND obscurity good?

answered May 30, 2018 at 23:22

29 votes

Is using haveibeenpwned to validate password strength rational?

answered Jun 3, 2019 at 19:41

19 votes

Is divide-by-zero a security vulnerability?

answered Mar 4, 2019 at 8:24

16 votes

Why do many websites hide input when entering an OTP?

answered Sep 27, 2019 at 7:07

12 votes

Why are non-collision-resistant hash functions considered insecure for signing self-generated information

answered Aug 23, 2019 at 20:31

7 votes

How can we eliminate passwords given the problems with biometric authentication?

answered Jul 7, 2020 at 19:42

4 votes

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What is the risk of an attacker inserting new password hashes?

answered Aug 29, 2019 at 23:01

3 votes

Should one reject login attempts when the correct password is newly added to a password deny list?

answered Oct 6, 2022 at 20:09

2 votes

What's the point of hashing a password and then sending it to the server?

answered Apr 10, 2022 at 21:26

1 vote

Emergency method to erase all data off a machine within seconds

answered Jul 22, 2020 at 22:41

1 vote

How to provide two factor authentication code text messages, so that they are not shown on the lock screen?

answered Jun 15, 2019 at 6:41

1 vote

Sign a document as created with an authorized software build

answered Jun 22, 2019 at 17:43