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.

Generating a random password in php

I am trying to generate a random password in php. However I am getting all 'a's and the return type …

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What data type to use for hashed password field and what length?

I'm not sure how password hashing works (will be implementing it later), but need to create database schema now. I'm …

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Best way to store password in database

I am working on a project that has to have authentication (username and password) It also connects to a database, …

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How to reset Django admin password?

I am using Django (version 1.3) and have forgotten both admin username and password. How to reset both? And is it …

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Your password does not satisfy the current policy requirements

I want to create a new user in mysql with syntax: create user 'demo'@'localhost' identified by 'password'; But it …

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How to pass the password to su/sudo/ssh without overriding the TTY?

I'm writing a C Shell program that will be doing su or sudo or ssh. They all want their passwords …

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How to provide user name and password when connecting to a network share

When connecting to a network share for which the current user (in my case, a network enabled service user) has …

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How to pass password automatically for rsync SSH command?

I need to do rsync by ssh and want to do it automatically without the need of passing password for …

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MySQL - ERROR 1045 - Access denied

In some way I have managed to get this error when I try to access into MySQL via the command …

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Disable browser 'Save Password' functionality

One of the joys of working for a government healthcare agency is having to deal with all of the paranoia …

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