Hacker News
- Creating memorable and secure passwords http://www.economist.com/node/21550763 11 comments
- Microsoft Researchers Invent Simpler and More Secure Password System http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/25826/ 2 comments
- Trump's Twitter account accessed by Dutch security expert who guessed "maga2020!" as password https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/22/dutch-hacker-trump-twitter-account-password/ 15 comments politics
- Facebook left millions of passwords readable by employees for years, breached security https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/facebook-data-breach-left-millions-of-passwords-readable-5637445/ 4 comments india
- What is the best way to manage passwords when you have many accounts on many sites with varying levels of security? https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/a227uo/what_is_the_best_way_to_manage_passwords_when_you/ 7 comments privacy
- Avain.app – Secure one-time password manager https://avain.app 7 comments javascript
- Reddit had a security incident. Wouldn't hurt to change your passwords. https://old.reddit.com/r/announcements/comments/93qnm5/we_had_a_security_incident_heres_what_you_need_to/ 3 comments privacy
- Death causes security system headache for new homeowners (Security System Password Taken To The Grave) http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipid=1027126&playlistid=1.3225012&binid=1.810401&playlistpagenum=1&binpagenum=1 4 comments nottheonion
- Secure Passwords Can Be Sent Through Your Body, Instead Of Air http://www.washington.edu/news/2016/09/27/secure-passwords-can-be-sent-through-your-body-instead-of-air/ 8 comments technology
- Password changes are the enemy of security - Are Technica http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/08/frequent-password-changes-are-the-enemy-of-security-ftc-technologist-says/ 4 comments technology
- This 11-year-old is selling cryptographically secure passwords for $2 each http://arstechnica.com/business/2015/10/this-11-year-old-is-selling-cryptographically-secure-passwords-for-2-each/ 41 comments programming
- Nihilistic Password Security Questions http://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/nihilistic-password-security-questions 7 comments sysadmin
- “How Secure Is My Password?” Strength Meter Open Sourced https://github.com/howsecureismypassword/hsimp 51 comments javascript
- How NOT to perform password security http://www.jeremytunnell.com/posts/swab-password-policies-and-two-factor-authentication-a-comedy-of-errors 654 comments programming
- Peeping into 73,000 unsecured security cameras thanks to default passwords http://www.networkworld.com/article/2844283/microsoft-subnet/peeping-into-73-000-unsecured-security-cameras-thanks-to-default-passwords.html 3 comments privacy
- Password Security: Why the horse battery staple is not correct https://diogomonica.com/posts/password-security-why-the-horse-battery-staple-is-not-correct/ 178 comments netsec
- World Cup Security Team Accidentally Shares Its Awful Wi-Fi Password http://gizmodo.com/world-cup-security-team-accidentally-shares-its-awful-w-1595784904/all?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow 7 comments technology
- Since all of our info has been "Heartbled", can you recommend a good, secure, and memorable password strategy? http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/01/20/the-25-worst-passwords-of-2013/ 35 comments technology
- Fingerprints as passwords: New iPhone Touch ID gets mixed security verdict http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/fingerprints-as-passwords-new-iphone-touch-id-gets-mixed-security-verdict/ 11 comments technology
- New 25 GPU Monster Devours Passwords In Seconds | The Security Ledger http://securityledger.com/new-25-gpu-monster-devours-passwords-in-seconds/ 21 comments hardware
- Tuts+ experiences massive security breach, change your passwords now. http://notes.envato.com/general/tuts-premium-security/ 35 comments webdev
- A Case for Standardizing Password Security http://aceshardware.wordpress.com/2012/05/28/a-case-for-standardizing-password-security/ 12 comments programming
- Apple security blunder exposes Lion login passwords in clear text http://www.zdnet.com/blog/security/apple-security-blunder-exposes-lion-login-passwords-in-clear-text/11963 7 comments technology
- “Secure Password Managers” and “Military-Grade Encryption” on Smartphones: Oh, Really? [PDF] http://www.elcomsoft.com/download/bh-eu-2012-wp.pdf 2 comments netsec
- Major Security Flaw on Google Chrome Issue Steal Passwords | Chrome Story http://chromestory.com/2010/07/stealing-login-details-with-a-google-chrome-extension-major-security-flaw-on-google-chrome/ 8 comments chrome
- How To : Secure GRUB Boot Loader with password http://www.geekride.com/index.php/how-to-secure-grub-boot-loader/ 14 comments linux
- HIGH Security Alert: Twitter's back-end security password was: "password" http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/07/15/another-security-tip-for-twitter-dont-use-password-as-your-password/ 36 comments netsec
- HashMask - Another (More Secure!) Experiment in Password Masking http://lab.arc90.com/2009/07/hashmask.php 44 comments programming
- How to make memorable but secure passwords http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/risks/25.69.html#subj8.1 16 comments netsec
- PwdHash firefox extension : less password memorization, more security http://crypto.stanford.edu/pwdhash/? 4 comments reddit.com
- What Is Secure Remote Password (SRP) Protocol and How to Use It? https://link.medium.com/8wh43fcsm1 8 comments programming
- Mailgun security incident: An update on the state of password resets • r/bugs https://www.reddit.com/r/bugs/comments/7obxkb/mailgun_security_incident_an_update_on_the_state/ 60 comments btc
- Launch PowerShell Script From Within KeePass And Include Password Secure String Credential https://cyber-defense.sans.org/blog/2016/05/25/launch-powershell-script-from-within-keepass-and-include-password-secure-string-credential 7 comments sysadmin
- Reset your drupal.org password now - "The Drupal.org Security Team and Infrastructure Team has discovered unauthorized access to account information on Drupal.org and groups.drupal.org." xpost /r/drupal https://drupal.org/news/130529SecurityUpdate 8 comments sysadmin
- A security researcher has released a tool can steal LastPass password manager details by simulating the login dialogue so closely that even careful users might simply give their username, password and their two-factor key http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/18/phishing-attack-steal-lastpass-password-manager-details 9 comments technology
- "Security" Auditor wants "A list of current usernames and plain-text passwords for all user accounts on all servers" https://serverfault.com/questions/293217/our-security-auditor-is-an-idiot-how-do-i-give-him-the-information-he-wants 153 comments sysadmin
- Thousands of email addresses and encrypted passwords, including those of defence, intelligence and police officials as well as politicians and Nato advisers, have been revealed on the internet following a security breach by Anonymous. http://m.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/jan/08/hackers-expose-defence-intelligence-officials?cat=technology&type=article 17 comments worldnews
- Six university researchers have revealed deadly zero-day flaws in Apple's iOS and OS X, claiming it is possible to crack Apple's password-storing keychain, break app sandboxes, and bypass its App Store security checks. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/06/17/apple_hosed_boffins_drop_0day_mac_ios_research_blitzkrieg/ 8 comments technology
- Two months ago the NSA forced a secure email provider out of business after they learned Edward Snowden used it. Today it reappeared and is now asking users for their passwords. /u/N1RKGpuYkfgG4EQjPJQF discovered that it's almost certainly a trap. [x-post /r/BestOf] http://www.reddit.com/r/bestof/comments/y3ufx/rbestof_results_of_the_no_defaults_experiment/c5sdbn1 2 comments privacy
- New developments in password hashing: ROM-port-hard functions (building upon the ideas of scrypt and security through obesity) http://www.openwall.com/presentations/zeronights2012-new-in-password-hashing/ 8 comments netsec