.NET Authentication Security Notes

Written by holubiev | Published 2021/03/30
Tech Story Tags: dotnet | cybersecurity | authentication | dotnet-core | session-management | user-authentication | authentication-exploits | authenticating-identities

TLDR The most common authentication attack is brute force. Hackers have to spend a lot of time guessing passwords, like SHA-2. Captcha could be hidden and works in the background. Account authentication freeze prevents valuable accounts from brute force attacks. Two-factor authentication really helps and it's very hard to avoid. But be with Random class. You should use RNGCryptoService Provider to generate a cryptographically secure random number, such as one that's suitable for creating a random password.via the TL;DR App

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Written by holubiev | Lead Software Engineer. Cyber Security Expert.
Published by HackerNoon on 2021/03/30