Abstract
This article explores the rudiments of web password hashing, the current trends that computer users apply when creating passwords, and the benefits and shortcomings that are associated with web password hashing.
The information that will be presented features excerpts from various studies and scholarly references that provide related information about hashing web passwords.
The paper has three segments: the foundation, the problem and the solution. The foundational aspects of the paper provide information about hashing, its origins, and the rationale for its creation. This section explores the message digest algorithms (MD5, MD4 and MD2) and also the Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA-1). The second section of this document uncovers some user trends as it pertains to creating passwords for their web accounts, and it identifies some of the bad practices they undertake. The final section of this paper will identify how web password hashing continues to evolve, how it solves various problems and how it is often compromised. Tools such as PwdHash, a web browser hashing plugin, and other tools available in popular programming languages are also highlighted.
by Oshando Johnson
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