2026

Cryptography & Security

Cryptographic Password Fortification Challenge

Probe deep into techniques securing credentials against sophisticated crypto threats and cracking methods.

#key derivation#password hashing#NIST guidelines#OWASP password#brute force defense#bcrypt cost#Argon2 algorithm#salting methods

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8

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Quiz Questions

Answer all questions below and test your knowledge.

1
What primary benefit does adding a pepper provide in password hashing schemes?
Question 1
2
Which password hashing algorithm is categorized as memory-hard to resist GPU-accelerated attacks?
Question 2
3
What is the recommended minimum iteration count for PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 in modern applications?
Question 3
4
What attack vector do unique per-user salts specifically prevent?
Question 4
5
In bcrypt, what does the 'cost' parameter control?
Question 5
6
Which NIST SP 800-63B category mandates approved KDFs like scrypt or Argon2 for verifier storage?
Question 6
7
What makes offline dictionary attacks more dangerous than online ones for password systems?
Question 7
8
Why is re-salting recommended after a breach in unsalted or weakly salted systems?
Question 8

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Cryptographic Password Fortification Challenge

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Quiz Questions

What primary benefit does adding a pepper provide in password hashing schemes?

Which password hashing algorithm is categorized as memory-hard to resist GPU-accelerated attacks?

What is the recommended minimum iteration count for PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA256 in modern applications?

What attack vector do unique per-user salts specifically prevent?

In bcrypt, what does the 'cost' parameter control?

Which NIST SP 800-63B category mandates approved KDFs like scrypt or Argon2 for verifier storage?

What makes offline dictionary attacks more dangerous than online ones for password systems?

Why is re-salting recommended after a breach in unsalted or weakly salted systems?