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Edited DESCR in the case of: File too long (should be no more than 24 lines). Line too long (should be no more than 80 characters). Trailing empty lines. Trailing white-space. Trucated the long files as best as possible while preserving the most info contained in them.
2013-04-07 22:49:31 +02:00
bcrypt() is a sophisticated and secure hash algorithm designed by The OpenBSD
project for hashing passwords. bcrypt-ruby provides a simple, humane wrapper for
safely handling passwords.
Importing ruby-bcrypt version 2.1.4 package. bcrypt() is a sophisticated and secure hash algorithm designed by The OpenBSD project for hashing passwords. bcrypt-ruby provides a simple, humane wrapper for safely handling passwords. = bcrypt-ruby An easy way to keep your users' passwords secure. * http://bcrypt-ruby.rubyforge.org/ * http://github.com/codahale/bcrypt-ruby/tree/master == Why you should use bcrypt If you store user passwords in the clear, then an attacker who steals a copy of your database has a giant list of emails and passwords. Some of your users will only have one password -- for their email account, for their banking account, for your application. A simple hack could escalate into massive identity theft. It's your responsibility as a web developer to make your web application secure -- blaming your users for not being security experts is not a professional response to risk. bcrypt allows you to easily harden your application against these kinds of attacks.
2011-06-19 05:17:32 +02:00
= bcrypt-ruby
An easy way to keep your users' passwords secure.
* http://bcrypt-ruby.rubyforge.org/
* http://github.com/codahale/bcrypt-ruby/tree/master
== Why you should use bcrypt
Edited DESCR in the case of: File too long (should be no more than 24 lines). Line too long (should be no more than 80 characters). Trailing empty lines. Trailing white-space. Trucated the long files as best as possible while preserving the most info contained in them.
2013-04-07 22:49:31 +02:00
If you store user passwords in the clear, then an attacker who steals a copy of
your database has a giant list of emails and passwords. Some of your users will
only have one password - for their email account, for their banking account, for
your application. A simple hack could escalate into massive identity theft.
Importing ruby-bcrypt version 2.1.4 package. bcrypt() is a sophisticated and secure hash algorithm designed by The OpenBSD project for hashing passwords. bcrypt-ruby provides a simple, humane wrapper for safely handling passwords. = bcrypt-ruby An easy way to keep your users' passwords secure. * http://bcrypt-ruby.rubyforge.org/ * http://github.com/codahale/bcrypt-ruby/tree/master == Why you should use bcrypt If you store user passwords in the clear, then an attacker who steals a copy of your database has a giant list of emails and passwords. Some of your users will only have one password -- for their email account, for their banking account, for your application. A simple hack could escalate into massive identity theft. It's your responsibility as a web developer to make your web application secure -- blaming your users for not being security experts is not a professional response to risk. bcrypt allows you to easily harden your application against these kinds of attacks.
2011-06-19 05:17:32 +02:00
Edited DESCR in the case of: File too long (should be no more than 24 lines). Line too long (should be no more than 80 characters). Trailing empty lines. Trailing white-space. Trucated the long files as best as possible while preserving the most info contained in them.
2013-04-07 22:49:31 +02:00
It's your responsibility as a web developer to make your web application secure
- blaming your users for not being security experts is not a professional
response to risk.
Importing ruby-bcrypt version 2.1.4 package. bcrypt() is a sophisticated and secure hash algorithm designed by The OpenBSD project for hashing passwords. bcrypt-ruby provides a simple, humane wrapper for safely handling passwords. = bcrypt-ruby An easy way to keep your users' passwords secure. * http://bcrypt-ruby.rubyforge.org/ * http://github.com/codahale/bcrypt-ruby/tree/master == Why you should use bcrypt If you store user passwords in the clear, then an attacker who steals a copy of your database has a giant list of emails and passwords. Some of your users will only have one password -- for their email account, for their banking account, for your application. A simple hack could escalate into massive identity theft. It's your responsibility as a web developer to make your web application secure -- blaming your users for not being security experts is not a professional response to risk. bcrypt allows you to easily harden your application against these kinds of attacks.
2011-06-19 05:17:32 +02:00
bcrypt allows you to easily harden your application against these
kinds of attacks.
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