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Secure Password Storage

Course Description

Developers have been storing passwords for ages. But did you know that the best practices from 10 years ago are hopelessly outdated? In this course, we look at commonly used but weak password storage mechanisms. Gradually, we work toward the current best practice for storing passwords. A real-life case study shows how to build a layered approach to storing passwords securely.

Learning Objectives

Describe the weaknesses for password-based authentication systems
Analyze the security of an existing password storage mechanism
Implement a password storage mechanism using current best practices
Devise a strategy to upgrade an existing legacy and insecure password storage mechanism

Details

Delivery Format: eLearning

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Level: Intermediate

Intended Audience

Architect
Back-End Developer
Enterprise Developer

Prerequisites

Introduction to Cryptography for Developers and Architects

Course Outline

The Importance of Password Storage

The Security Properties of Passwords
Data Breaches and Passwords
Have I been p0wned?

Why is Password Storage so Difficult?

The Insanity of Plaintext Passwords
Common Password Storage Mechanisms

Storing Passwords Using One-Way Functions

The Properties of Cryptographic Hash Functions
Output Length
Example Hash Functions and Attacks Against Them
Case Study

Salting Stored Passwords

Salting a Password
Example Code
Salt Effectiveness Against Attack
Length Considerations
HMACs

Storing Passwords with an Adaptive one-way Functions

Properties of Adaptive One-Way Functions
Proof of Work
Adaptive Property and Tuning
Choosing an Adaptive One-Way Function
Example
Case Study

Storing Passwords with Encryption

The Properties of Encryption
Password Encryption in Practice
Passwords Encryption: Code Examples
Security Properties and Weaknesses
Encryption's Main Advantage
Case Study

Upgrading Existing Mechanisms

Rolling Upgrade
Layered Upgrade

Conclusion

Normalizing Your inputs
Salting Passwords
Using an Adaptive One-Way Function
Use of a Pepper
Upgrading or Rotating Storage/Verification Schemes

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