I was in Grenoble on Nov 14-15 for GreHack, a security conference organized by a group of enthusiast students from the local university. (Full disclosure:
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NSA, crypto, and bananas
After Snowden’s revelations many people are concerned by an omniscient and omnipotent NSA reading their email. NSA reportedly got access to content that was assumed to
Secure password hashing: requirements and design choices
This is the promised follow-up to my first post on secure password hashing. We now focus on the security requirements and design choices, which will
Secure password hashing: why we need it
Nobody likes passwords. Especially when you receive your password in clear text after hitting “forgot my password”—evidence that the server stores the password either in
