NIST 800-63 B guidance section 5.1.1<\/a> for memorized secrets or other new, evidence-based password policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Implementation of the Strong Credential Recovery Method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
User authentication and password recovery are the main areas chosen by attackers to execute Account Enumeration Attacks. User Enumeration Attack is the method of checking a list of usernames against a legitimate program. If our code returns various messages or URLs in specific situations, such as when the username does not appear where the username appears but the password is incorrect, etc., it is vulnerable to Account Enumeration Attacks.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nTo defend our application against these types of attacks, we will ensure that user authentication, password recovery, and API routes are protected against Account Enumeration Attacks by using the same messages on all tests.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Limit \/ Delay Successive failure of login attempts<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
A common vulnerability to web developers is a password-proof attack, also known as Brute-Force Attack. It’s an attempt to find a password by repeatedly attempting any possible combination of letters, numbers, and symbols before they find the right combination that works.<\/em>An attacker can still find a password with a brute-force attack, although it could take years to discover it. Depending on the length and difficulty of the password, there may be trillions of different variations. To speed it up a bit, a brute-force attack might start with dictionary words or slightly changed dictionary words, since most people use them rather than a random password. These kinds of threats place our user accounts at risk and congest our website with unwanted traffic.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nLet’s see how we can avoid these kinds of attacks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n- Account Lockout- <\/strong>While these attacks are easy to detect, they are not as easy to avoid. The most simple way to avoid brute-force attacks is to automatically lock accounts after a certain number of incorrect login attempts have been made. <\/li>
- CAPTCHA- <\/strong>CAPTCHA is a software that helps us to differentiate between humans and machines. They are especially successful in preventing most forms of computer violence, including brute-force attacks. They work by introducing certain exams that are easy for humans to pass but hard for computers to pass. They should also infer with some certainty that there is a person at the other end. We can also apply a CAPTCHA to a user on consecutive unsuccessful login attempts.<\/em><\/li>
- Logging- <\/strong>Last but still important, we will also report all errors and warn administrators to prevent password stuffing, brute force, or other forms of attacks.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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