Hey All just a quick post on WordPress authentication keys You may have noticed that in the newer versions of WordPress that in the WP-config.php file there is a block of code asking for key passphrases. That is to support encrypted cookies for your users when they login if you don’t generate the keys what […]
You may have seen in some applications that have an encryption option such as Kepass or Veracrypt where you can create a “keyfile” but what is a keyfile ? what is its purpose?. A keyfile is a file with an encryption key that is random generated either by entering random text and numbers or moving a mouse around the key
First off lets talk about what entropy is and why we need it, Entropy is used for a randomization factor when generating a hash the more random the entropy is the more random the key is which makes the key more unique and avoids duplicate keys. Also when the keys are somewhat the same its
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Hello All, In this post I will show you how you can protect yourself against data theft using free open source software You have heard it on the news someone working for some company was taking an usbstick/portable hard drive from one place to another and lost it and now there are thousands of people’s