In today’s episode, we’re going to explore the fascinating topic of operating systems authentications. We all use it but how many of us wondered how the behind the curtains machinery work. We’ll be focusing on Windows, Linux/Unix, and Mac OS. We’ll discuss how hashes are used in authentication, the concept of salt in passwords, rainbow table attacks and their countermeasures, the benefits of password-less authentication using hardware keys, password cracking, the shadow file in Unix/Linux, and the mechanics of how each OS protects passwords and how attackers try to circumvent these protections.
- Scareware blocker, now available in Microsoft Edge
– https://blogs.windows.com: Stand Up To Scareware With Scareware Blocker
– https://learn.microsoft.com: Kerberos Authentication Overview
– https://www.microsoft.com: Scareware Blocker
