Tag Archives: phpass

Introducing: PasswordLib

Posted on 14 Apr 2012 by hakre

Ircmaxell is Introducing PasswordLib, a PHP library for password hashing. It’s a spin-off from CryptLib which didn’t finish so far. Github; Packagist. MIT License.

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Congrats Solar Designer!

Posted on 20 Jun 2010 by hakre

And the winner is: Solar Designer in the Month of PHP Security 2010 with his article “How to manage a PHP application’s users and passwords” (Full Listing). Solar Designer’s phpass password hashing algorithm is used in wordpress. It has been … Continue reading →

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WordPress Single-Sign-On Preview

Posted on 22 Apr 2010 by hakre

I’m currently working on a more detailed article related to wordpress and single-sign-on. It is a nice topic and because of that I started to create some concept art now that should picture the whole thing. That is a sample … Continue reading →

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PHP Open Basedir degrades Security (Bonus)

Posted on 20 Feb 2010 by hakre

Some hosters are using the open_basedir restrictions because they think this makes hosting somewhat more secure. Well normally it is not because a hoster in need to enable it often shows that the system is not properly configured in respect … Continue reading →

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Hashcat vs. Phpass

Posted on 10 Jan 2010 by hakre

I just opened my blog here. As a starter I serve some hot and spicy binaries. Since the end of the last year (christmas eve to be precise) hashcat went public. It is an advanced password recovery software and supports … Continue reading →

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