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The Rise and Fall of Password Gods: Aunt Gertrude’s Descent into the Rabbit Hole of Hashes and Salt

antonio.ierano@ierano.it 01/29/2025 AI Tech Update, Editorials, Editorials in English, Tech Update in English

The Rise and Fall of Password Gods: Aunt Gertrude’s Descent into the Rabbit Hole of Hashes and Salt If Aunt Gertrude realised just how critical the security of her meatball recipe was, she’d probably consider hiring a CISO to guard her kitchen. Alas, her recipe—like most passwords—lives in a precarious state: a scrap of paper tucked under her casserole dish. And much like the rest of us, she underestimates the consequences of poor password hygiene. Table of Contents Introduction Password Length, Complexity, and the Human Factor The Hidden Dangers of Password Storage Windows Password Storage: The NTLM Saga Linux Password…

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