Cyber AttacksLesson 14Free preview
CS Passwords
This lesson is part of Cyber Security · All levels
Summary
Passwords are still the first line of defense, so their quality determines the security of the account. Good passwords are stored as hash with salt, made long and unique, and equipped with MFA. Threats like brute force and credential stuffing make password managers a practical solution to manage hundreds of different credentials.
Key points
- Keep the password as hash, not the regular text, so that leaks are protected.
- Salt adds a unique random value per user so hashing is not easy to compare.
- Brute force tries the combination to find the right password.
- Credential stuffing uses a leaked credential pair from another service.
- The solution: unique passwords per service, MFA, and password manager.
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