How Developers got Password Security so Wrong

This post delves into the historical and ongoing challenges of password security, highlighting insecure storage practices and weak user-generated passwords. It explains cryptographic hashing, salting, and the limitations of these methods against modern cracking techniques and credential stuffing. The post advocates for improved developer education, the elimination of password reuse through mechanisms like range search APIs for breached password databases, and the broader adoption of two-factor authentication (2FA) as a critical security layer.