Top "Passwords" questions

Passwords are primarily used as a way of accessing information and also limiting the number of users who can get access to a machine.

Node.js hashing of passwords

I am currently using the following for hashing passwords: var pass_shasum = crypto.createHash('sha256').update(req.body.password).…

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Given a linux username and a password how can I test if it is a valid account?

So my question is straight forward given a linux username and a password how can I test if it is …

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What is the default user and password for elasticsearch?

I have installed Elastic with Docker: docker run -p 9200:9200 \ -p 9300:9300 \ -e "discovery.type=single-node" \ docker.elastic.co/elasticsearch/elasticsearch:5.6.2 But …

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Trying to set up postgres for ror app, getting error - fe_sendauth: no password supplied

Getting: An error has occurred: Error connecting to the server: fe_sendauth: no password supplied Settings in database.yml are …

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Is it possible to export saved passwords from Toad

I'm looking for a way to export saved usernames/passwords from Toad for Oracle (9.5.0.31). It doesn't have to be in …

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What is currently the most secure one-way encryption algorithm?

As many will know, one-way encryption is a handy way to encrypt user passwords in databases. That way, even the …

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mysql root password forgotten

I did not use PHP MySQL for quite a while and now I need to use it again. But the …

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filezilla plain text password

I have many FTP site and stored it in Site Manager. when I need to retrieve password to my colleague, …

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When a user clicks Show link, display the password, hide it when clicked again

I am trying to get this simple script to work. Basically, when a user clicks on the Show link, 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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