How are credentials stored in web application?
Web Application – Storing a Password
- Assign a sitewide static salt.
- Assign a per user random salt (stored in the DB).
- Store the result hash_function($userPassword + $sitewideSalt + $randomSalt)
- Store the $randomSalt alongside the resulting hash.
- Use bcrypt adjustable workload hashing.
Can you write down your passwords?
Yes, it’s true writing down all your passwords on paper and keeping that hidden in your home is more secure than a password manager. But that does not mean it’s better. People who write down passwords are more likely to reuse passwords. Password reuse is the worst thing you can do when it comes to passwords.
How are passwords stored in a database application?
In database applications passwords are usually stored in the database, so storing passwords in the database should be implemented very carefully. It is obvious that storing passwords in the table with plain text is very vulnerable, because if an attacker accesses the database he/she can steal users’ passwords.
Where to store DB passwords when using windows.net?
There are a couple of options here. Store them in an external file that is encrypted with a generated seed. Obfuscate the code that stores this base seed or store it in a c++ dll (harded to decompile). Thanks for contributing an answer to Stack Overflow!
Where to store database credentials in a web app?
In a separate file in your source code In a separate file on your web server host In your database None. The database credentials should never be stored As stated before, no platform specified, and using some ideas from earlier answers: I am considering a containerised application.
Where do I store my username and password?
Right now the username/password sits in a .properties file on the web server. The server is secure, but having it like that in plain text kinda bothers me. Tried at some point to use secure stores to encrypt/decrypt the username and password but the stores are themselves protected by a password so where do I store that?