Passwords provide access to many of the websites and online services that we use on a daily basis. It is, therefore, vitally important to ensure that our passwords are secure and less prone to attack by anyone who may wish to do you harm. This post will discuss nine common mistakes that you or others […]

This post will explain what hash functions are and how they’re used. We will then go on to look at some examples of hashing algorithms in Go code. Finally, we will look at importing external packages that export hash functions, including from the standard library. What Is a Hash Function? A hash function takes data […]

There are many services online that will claim to create unique, reliable and secure passwords for you, but can you trust other people’s code? It’s hard to know. Often you can trust the largest and most popular websites, but sometimes there are bugs or even intentional backdoors that will expose your generated passwords to the […]