[S5 Slides] Security in Web Applications (opens in new tab)

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costanOP16y ago

Zipped source code: http://6.470.scripts.mit.edu/lectures/security/security_in_w...

Live source code: http://github.com/costan/security_in_webapps_slides

1) Don't use anything fast (like md5) to hash your passwords. Use many-rounds of md5 or sha-1, or use something specifically designed for password hashing like eksblowfish

2) Don't escape your SQL, use parameterized queries

brlewis16y ago

How good is md5 plus a 4-character (digits, actually, in the slides) salt?

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