It is that simple: don't provide any information to a potential cracker other than that an attempt either succeeded or failed.
Imagine this response from a web site: "You attempted to sign in with username joe.blog@somemail.com, but unfortunately there is no such user registered. Please make use of this opportunity to register now."
Or this: "You attempted to sign in with the valid registered username joe.blog@somemail.com, but unfortunately you submitted an incorrect password. Silly person - please try again."
Both (contrived) responses indicate whether or not there is such a user currently registered on the site. That's too much information and entirely unnecessary.
FTFA: The first floppy disk was 9 inches in diameter and very "floppy".
At my first job in the late '80's I worked on old Honeywell TDC4500's in a petrochemical plant in South Africa. I think they stopped making those machines in 1979, but due to sanctions and budget restrictions we kept using those trusty workhorses, which used 9 inch floppies.
This was round about the time that the 3.5 inch floppy came out, which was less "floppy". In South Africa we referred to them (innocently) as "stiffies" - something that never caught on in the rest of the world...
2009 study finds 30% risk increase when felines are in the home
By E.Jit
Posted 2/26/09
THURSDAY, Feb. 26 (BadHealth News) -- Whether it's a frisky kitten or a tubby tabby, a cat at home could increase your heart attack risk by almost a third, a new study suggests.
A similar study conducted in 2008 indicated a positive correlation between cat ownership and reduced heart disease. This prompted millions of proactive sufferers of cardiovascular diseases to rush out and become proud new cat owners. With the resultant shift in profile of the typical cat owner, we can now report a positive correlation between cat ownership and increased heart disease.
"In a scientific breakthrough that has stunned the world, a team of South African scientists has developed a revolutionary new, highly efficient solar power technology that will enable homes to obtain all their electricity from the sun."
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No, it isn't that simple.
It is that simple: don't provide any information to a potential cracker other than that an attempt either succeeded or failed.
Imagine this response from a web site: "You attempted to sign in with username joe.blog@somemail.com, but unfortunately there is no such user registered. Please make use of this opportunity to register now."
Or this: "You attempted to sign in with the valid registered username joe.blog@somemail.com, but unfortunately you submitted an incorrect password. Silly person - please try again."
Both (contrived) responses indicate whether or not there is such a user currently registered on the site. That's too much information and entirely unnecessary.
Forgot your username? Tough.
Seems like they exaggerated the size... which I didn't pick up on - thanks for pointing that out.
A 3.5-inch "stiffy" is better than an 8-inch "floppy", though both are as relevant to the average computer user nowadays as a bicycle is to a fish.
FTFA: The first floppy disk was 9 inches in diameter and very "floppy".
At my first job in the late '80's I worked on old Honeywell TDC4500's in a petrochemical plant in South Africa. I think they stopped making those machines in 1979, but due to sanctions and budget restrictions we kept using those trusty workhorses, which used 9 inch floppies.
This was round about the time that the 3.5 inch floppy came out, which was less "floppy". In South Africa we referred to them (innocently) as "stiffies" - something that never caught on in the rest of the world...
Another fix, with corrected logic and using CamelCase... ('cos some programmers dig it like that)
likeIt ? useIt : leaveItAlone;
By E.Jit
Posted 2/26/09
THURSDAY, Feb. 26 (BadHealth News) -- Whether it's a frisky kitten or a tubby tabby, a cat at home could increase your heart attack risk by almost a third, a new study suggests.
A similar study conducted in 2008 indicated a positive correlation between cat ownership and reduced heart disease. This prompted millions of proactive sufferers of cardiovascular diseases to rush out and become proud new cat owners. With the resultant shift in profile of the typical cat owner, we can now report a positive correlation between cat ownership and increased heart disease.