Tag: passwords

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Why is char[] preferred over String for passwords?

In Swing, the password field has a getPassword() (returns char[]) method instead of the usual getText() (retur

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Chelsea
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asked 07 September, 2021
66 votes
14 answers
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Secure hash and salt for PHP passwords

It is currently said that MD5 is partially unsafe. Taking this into consideration, I'd like to know which

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User demo
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asked 07 September, 2021
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How do you use bcrypt for hashing passwords in PHP?

Every now and then I hear the advice "Use bcrypt for storing passwords in PHP, bcrypt rules". But what is bcr

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Alphonso
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asked 07 September, 2021