This talking will cover the history of passwords and password storage. We will talk about how storage of passwords has evolved over the years, screw ups in password schemes, hash types, weaknesses, etc.

Bio: Adrian Crenshaw has worked in the IT industry for the last fifteen years. He runs the information security website Irongeek.com, which specializes in videos and articles that illustrate how to use various pen-testing and security tools. He did the cert chase for a while (MCSE NT 4, CNE, A+, Network+. i-Net+) but stopped once he had to start paying for the tests himself. He holds a Master of Science in Security Informatics and is also one of the co-founders of Derbycon.

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