Top "Password-protection" questions

Password protection is used to ensure only authorized users (i.e. those who know the password) can access or modify certain information.

What is the best way to password protect folder/page using php without a db or username

What is the best way to password protect folder using php without a database or user name but using. Basically …

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How to send password securely via HTTP using Javascript in absence of HTTPS?

The very basic issue all developers face: Whenever user submits the form, the password is sent via network and it …

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Python's safest method to store and retrieve passwords from a database

Looking to store usernames and passwords in a database, and am wondering what the safest way to do so is. …

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htaccess doesn't work - always wrong password

I am trying to password protect a directory, and have two files in the directory which should password protected it: .…

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Plain text password over HTTPS

I'm currently working on a PHP OpenID provider that will work over HTTPS (hence SSL encrypted). Is it wrong for …

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Securing a password in source code?

I have a password in my code which is needed to connect to a sftp server. Whats the best way …

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SHA2 password hashing in java

I'm trying to hash some passwords with SHA2. Where can I get a snippet of java code for make that? …

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Blocking android apps programmatically

I tried to develop such an app, in the sense I want to lock all the applications in my device …

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Non-random salt for password hashes

UPDATE: I recently learned from this question that in the entire discussion below, I (and I am sure others did …

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JBoss AS 7.1 - datasource how to encrypt password

In JBoss AS 5, I have a datasource defined in *-ds.xml but put username/encrypted password in *-jboss-beans.xml. Now …

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