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bcrypt-ruby 2.0.3


bcrypt-ruby bcrypt-ruby - An easy way to keep your user passwords secure

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Mac OS X
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Company Coda Hale
Version 2.0.3
Post Date October 02, 2009
License Freeware
File Size 23 KB
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bcrypt-ruby 2.0.3


bcrypt-ruby - An easy way to keep your user passwords secure
bcrypt-ruby is a Ruby binding for the OpenBSD bcrypt() password hashing algorithm, allowing you to easily store a secure hash of your users' passwords.

If you store user passwords in the clear, then an attacker who steals a copy of your database has a giant list of emails and passwords.

Some of your users will only have one password - for their email account, for their banking account, for your application. A simple hack could escalate into massive identity theft.

It's your responsibility as a web developer to make your web application secure - blaming your users for not being security experts is not a professional response to risk. bcrypt allows you to easily harden your application against these kinds of attacks.

NOTE: bcrypt-ruby is dual licensed under the BSD License and MIT/X Consortium License.