4 Types Of Password-Based Login Security Issues!

 Introduction:

Authentication has two components: identification, the process of verifying that a user is who they say they are, and authentication, the process by which the source or origin of data or system activity is verified. Together, these processes help ensure that only authorized users can access network resources and data.

Passwords are often used to verify both identification and authentication. However, passwords fail miserably as a form of authentication because they can be stolen or guessed just as easily as they can be chosen more carefully. The more security experts look at how people use passwords, the more it becomes clear that we need a better solution.

Some of the most common security issues in password-based login include:

1. Brute Force Attack: A brute force attack is an attempt to hack a password by trying every possible combination of characters until the right one is found. This method, which relies on the attacker having only a limited amount of information about its target, such as a username or the general structure of a password, but not its specific content, can be used when the attacker has a significant amount of time at their disposal to perform trial and error combinations.

2. Phishing Attacks: A phishing attack involves sending fraudulent communications through email that appears to come from a reputable source. A phishing attack aims to trick recipients into sharing sensitive data like credit cards and login information. Phishing is often used as a prelude to installing malware on the victim’s device and obtaining employee login information or other details for an attack against a specific company.

3. Credential Stuffing: Credential stuffing is a cyber attack in which attackers use credentials from a data breach on one service to log in to another unrelated service. If an attacker has a list of usernames and passwords obtained from a violation of a popular department store, he uses these login credentials to try and log in to the site of a national bank. The attacker knows that some customers of that department store are the customers of that particular bank too. However, these attacks are known to have a low success rate because many people use their unique usernames and passwords for each service.

4. Dictionary Attack: A dictionary attack is a brute-force attack in which the hacker attempts to break the encryption or gain access by attempting many different words and numbers. A hacker uses a library of words, including common dictionary words and number sequences. In addition, poor password habits, such as using sequential numbers or letters, make dictionary attacks easier.

Conclusion:

Today, passwords have become the most common form of authentication for most companies, but that ubiquity has left them more vulnerable to cyber-attacks than ever before. As tools for cracking passwords continue to improve and grow in sophistication, it's more important than ever to ensure your organization's authentication system is protected from the growing list of threat vectors. To keep your systems safe, you need to take a layered approach to security and guard against each of those vectors.