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🔑 Password Security Audit

Hash Analysis & Defense Strategies

Understanding password storage security, hash vulnerabilities, and protection mechanisms

Hash Identification
Salt Analysis
Work Factor
Rate Limiting
MFA Implementation
Policy Review
security-lab@sandbox:~ — Password Audit — 120×30 ● ISOLATED LAB
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Hash Identification
Weak: MD5/SHA1
Use bcrypt/Argon2
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Salt Analysis
Check: Unique salts
Random per-password
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Work Factor
Iterations matter
10+ for bcrypt
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Rate Limiting
Brute force defense
Account lockout
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MFA Status
Single factor = risk
Enable TOTP/WebAuthn
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Policy Review
Complexity vs length
12+ chars, no reuse

🛠️ Security Audit Tools

Hash Identification
hashid or hash-identifier to detect algorithm
Secure Algorithms
bcrypt (cost 10+) | Argon2id | scrypt
Password Policies
NIST 800-63B: Length > complexity, no periodic rotation
Breach Checking
HaveIBeenPwned API to detect compromised passwords

🛡️ Password Security Best Practices

Use Modern Hashing
bcrypt, scrypt, or Argon2id
Unique Random Salts
Per-password salt prevents rainbow tables
Adaptive Work Factor
Increase iterations as hardware improves
Rate Limit Auth
Exponential backoff, CAPTCHA, lockout
Require MFA
Password alone is insufficient protection
Breach Monitoring
Check passwords against known breaches

✅ Defender Checklist

☑ Passwords hashed with bcrypt/Argon2 (not MD5/SHA1)
☑ Unique random salt per password (not global salt)
☑ Work factor/iterations set appropriately (bcrypt cost 10+)
☑ Rate limiting on login attempts (lockout after 5 failures)
☑ MFA enabled/required for all accounts
☑ Password policy: 12+ characters, check against breaches
☑ Password manager recommended to users
☑ Secure password reset flow (token-based, time-limited)

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