Web Security: Common Vulnerabilities And Their Mitigation - All about passwords-Storage

The video tutorial covers essential aspects of password storage for website developers, emphasizing the importance of not storing passwords in plain text due to security risks. It explains the concepts of hashing and encryption, highlighting their differences and the irreversible nature of hashes. The tutorial provides a practical example of implementing secure password storage using SHA-1 hashing in a PHP environment, including best practices for form input handling and error management.

What should you never do when storing passwords?

What are the principles that any hashing algorithm should adhere to?

What happens if you modify the original message in terms of hashing?

Why is it important that different messages should have different hashes?

Explain the difference between hashing and encryption.

Describe the process of how a password is stored in a database.

What is the maximum length for a password in the discussed system?

What is SHA-1 and how is it used in password storage?

Why is it a security risk to store passwords in plain text?

What should you do if a user tries to sign up with an email that already exists?