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And Now A Brief Word From Our Author

Just two quick updates today:
1. A Correction To Last Tuesday’s Post
In Off the Record: Passwords, I recommended the use of SHA1 rather than MD5 hashes when storing passwords. Since then, I have encountered a persuasive argument in favor of abandoning both of them and using bcrypt instead, as it’s designed to be less [...]

Off the Record: Passwords

In 1999, I accepted a programming job with a company selling voicemail service. When it came time for the boss to demo the company’s product for me in full, he wanted to show me some feature that needed my PIN to be entered. Rather than having me enter it, he turned to his [...]