How to Use Argon2 for Password Hashing in Java
In previous posts, we’ve learned about the importance of using a password hashing function like Argon2id to create hashes of passwords that can be safely stored in a database. …
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How to Use Argon2 for Password Hashing in C#
In the past couple of blog posts, I’ve been discussing various password hashing algorithms and how Argon2 (specifically Argon2id) is the algorithm that leading cryptographers recommend. In this post, …
How to Choose the Right Parameters for Argon2
In my last post, I discussed four cryptographic hashing functions that are suitable for password storage. I pointed out that Argon2 (in particular Argon2id) is the hashing function that …
How to Securely Store a Password
I’ve said it a million times. Passwords are the bane of a developer’s existence. Authentication is incredibly complicated, and much of that rests around password storage. I highly recommend …
A Gentle Introduction to WebAuthn
With the promotion of WebAuthn to an official web standard, it’s only a matter of time before software developers begin to take advantage of its perks. If you aren’t …
The Case for the Web Authentication (WebAuthn) Protocol
Password. Say this word around a security professional and you’re liable to elicit quite a response. You may just want to shelter your children’s ears if they happen to …