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Can a password be sent as plain text?
You still need to make sure you send it via POST request, not GET. If you send it via GET request, it could be saved in plaintext in the user’s browser history logs or the webserver’s access logs. If HTTP is disabled, and you only use HTTPS, then you’re not really transmitting the password as plain text anyway. Hash client side. Why?
Do you send passwords over HTTPS or HTTP?
Secure authentication is a broad topic. In a nutshell, as @jeremy-powell mentioned, always favour sending credentials over HTTPS instead of HTTP. It will take away a lot of security related headaches.
How to send passwords securely over the Internet?
You can use SRP to use secure passwords over an insecure channel. The advantage is that even if an attacker sniffs the traffic, or compromises the server, they can’t use the passwords on a different server. https://github.com/alax/jsrp is a javascript library that supports secure passwords over HTTP in the browser, or server side (via node).
Can you send a login and password via post payload?
You shouldn’t send login and password via POST payload or GET parameters. Use an Authorization header (Basic access authentication scheme) instead, which is constructed as follows:
Is there an alternative to sending password over mail?
You’ll then receive a link that contains the GUID and the passphrase to view the message (or to send to someone to view the message), as soon as the link is used the message will no longer exist in our database. You now have the option for our service to send you an email when your message is read by the recipient.
Is it safe to send a password in an email?
Correct, it is unsafe to send a password in an email. A safe initial account protocol is: Send the user a single use, expiring hyperlink and allow the user to set their initial password from that link. Then, optionally verify the user has set up the second factor. Then, optionally check the user’s identity in some other way (video call?)
How does Azure web application firewall ( WAF ) logging work?
Azure Web Application Firewall (WAF) monitoring and logging are provided through logging and integration with Azure Monitor and Azure Monitor logs. WAF with FrontDoor log is integrated with Azure Monitor. Azure Monitor allows you to track diagnostic information including WAF alerts and logs.
How to use WAF with front door log?
WAF with FrontDoor log is integrated with Azure Monitor. Azure Monitor allows you to track diagnostic information including WAF alerts and logs. You can configure WAF monitoring within the Front Door resource in the portal under the Diagnostics tab or through the Azure Monitor service directly. From Azure portal, go to Front Door resource type.
How to track WAF alerts in Azure portal?
Azure Monitor allows you to track diagnostic information including WAF alerts and logs. You can configure WAF monitoring within the Front Door resource in the portal under the Diagnostics tab or through the Azure Monitor service directly. From Azure portal, go to Front Door resource type.