Account lockout or login throttling: which stops brute force better?
Lockout stops guessing but can lock real users out. Throttling slows attackers without that cost. How to choose, what OWASP says, and how to test either.
Deep dives, practical guides, and incident analyses from engineers who build Safeguard. No fluff, no vendor FUD — just what you need to ship secure software.
Lockout stops guessing but can lock real users out. Throttling slows attackers without that cost. How to choose, what OWASP says, and how to test either.
Three tokens, three audiences. The ID token is for your app, the access token is for an API, the refresh token is for the authorization server. Do not mix them.
When a vendor falls short, you can ask for fixes, narrow the use, add controls, accept the risk with sign off, or walk away. How to choose between them.
A small multi-stage Dockerfile with a pinned base, non-root user, exec form start and health check, explained one decision at a time. Adapt it to your app.
A one page intake record for any model you adopt: source, revision, format, license, datasets, tests, owner and decision. Use it as an approval template.
A weekly habit for students and career changers: read three real advisories, trace one fix, and keep a log. Sources to use and how to track progress.
RSA, finite-field DH, elliptic curve key exchange, ECDSA and EdDSA are on NIST's quantum-vulnerable list. A plain-language map of where each shows up.
Pick the right OAuth 2.0 grant: authorization code with PKCE for users, client credentials for services, device grant for TVs, and what to avoid.
NIST finalized three post-quantum standards in August 2024. One does key exchange, two do signatures. Here is which standard fits which job.
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