1. Securing Web Sites Made Them Less Accessible (meyerweb.com)
recommended by 3 users | 2018 | 88 points by davezatch | original thread |
2. “As another HN reader who does security for a living, perhaps I can add some specific points.” (comment)
recommended by 2 users | 2011 | NateLawson on: Introducing Pow, a zero-configuration Rack server for Mac… | original thread |
3. You probably don’t need ReCAPTCHA (kevv.net)
recommended by 2 users | 2019 | 450 points by ve55 | original thread |
4. Ask HN: A Good Alternative for ReCaptcha?
recommended by 2 users | 2019 | 368 points by Ayesh | original thread |
5. Launching in 2015: A Certificate Authority to Encrypt the Entire Web (eff.org)
recommended by 1 user | 2014 | 2019 points by mariusz79 | original thread |
6. Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel? (lock.cmpxchg8b.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2025 | 839 points by taviso | original thread |
7. Detecting the use of "curl | bash" server-side (idontplaydarts.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2018 | 500 points by rubyn00bie | original thread |
8. Living with HTTPS (imperialviolet.org)
recommended by 1 user | 2012 | 326 points by daniel02216 | original thread |
9. Don't use bcrypt (unlimitednovelty.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2012 | 177 points by bascule | original thread |
10. How To Safely Store A Password (codahale.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2010 | 173 points by r11t | original thread |
11. Show HN: Replace CAPTCHA with Proof-of-Work (hashcash.io)
recommended by 1 user | 2014 | 89 points by hippich | original thread |
12. All 32mil RockYou accounts hacked. Passwords were stored in plaintext. (techcrunch.com)
recommended by 1 user | 2009 | 57 points by archon810 | original thread |
13. “A lot of this is merely price discrimination.” (comment)
recommended by 1 user | 2010 | mdasen on: Ask HN: Which SSL Cert to Buy? | original thread |
14. “I'm the Chrome browser security tech lead, so it might help if I explain our reasoning here.” (comment)
recommended by 1 user | 2013 | justinschuh on: Chrome's insane password security strategy | original thread |
15. “Is this intended to be a password replacement or not?” (comment)
recommended by 1 user | 2024 | danShumway on: KeePassXC Issue: [Passkeys] should never be exported in… | original thread |