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Password Salting Techniques

August 9th, 2009

This article is about using salting techniques to improve the security of authentication for websites.  Examples are in PHP but the techniques apply to any language. Read more…

AndyM Computers, Security, Web Development

Maintaining Privacy at an Internet Cafe

September 11th, 2006

Accessing any protected system from an Internet Cafe-type situation is always a risk. This is because you have no way of knowing whether there is any spy/sniffing/keylogging software on the PC – either installed by another user or by the sysadmin. The following are tips to minimise the risks

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AndyM Computers, Security, Useful Links

10 Windows Password Myths

August 23rd, 2006

Tips on choosing a Windows password and myths about what constitutes a good password here

AndyM Computers, Security