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Understanding Have I Been Pwned's Use of SHA-1 and k-Anonymity

Troy Hunt

It's also a slower hashing algorithm; still totally unsuitable for storing user passwords in an online system, but it can have a hit on the consuming service if doing huge amounts of calculations. Integrity doesn't matter because there's no value in modifying the source password to forge a colliding hash.

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Selecting the Right Cloud SSO Solution for Your Organization

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

According to the Thales Access Management Index 2020, over half of respondents regarding cloud-first world challenges identified unprotected infrastructure (57%) or cloud applications (55%) as one of the biggest targets for cyber-attacks. Pandemic intensifies the need for secure remote access management. FIDO Authentication.