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technion / Password References.md
Last active October 15, 2024 09:39
A set of references on modern password policies

References on modern password policies

Below links provide source, reference link and relevant quote

Standards

NIST

https://github.com/usnistgov/800-63-3/blob/nist-pages/sp800-63b/sec5_authenticators.md

Verifiers SHOULD NOT impose other composition rules (e.g., requiring mixtures of different character types or prohibiting consecutively repeated characters) for memorized secrets. Verifiers SHOULD NOT require memorized secrets to be changed arbitrarily (e.g., periodically).However, verifiers SHALL force a change if there is evidence of compromise of the authenticator.

Major organisations

@alirobe
alirobe / reclaimWindows10.ps1
Last active November 15, 2024 12:08
This Windows 10 Setup Script turns off a bunch of unnecessary Windows 10 telemetery, bloatware, & privacy things. Not guaranteed to catch everything. Review and tweak before running. Reboot after running. Scripts for reversing are included and commented. Fork of https://github.com/Disassembler0/Win10-Initial-Setup-Script (different defaults). N.…
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### UPDATE: For Win 11, I recommend using this tool in place of this script:
### https://christitus.com/windows-tool/
### https://github.com/ChrisTitusTech/winutil
### https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UQZ5oQg8XA
### iwr -useb https://christitus.com/win | iex
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@altrive
altrive / ToastNotification_Windows10.ps1
Last active May 12, 2024 09:34
Windows 10 toast notification sample
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
$notificationTitle = "Notification: " + [DateTime]::Now.ToShortTimeString()
[Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager, Windows.UI.Notifications, ContentType = WindowsRuntime] > $null
$template = [Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastNotificationManager]::GetTemplateContent([Windows.UI.Notifications.ToastTemplateType]::ToastText01)
#Convert to .NET type for XML manipuration
$toastXml = [xml] $template.GetXml()
$toastXml.GetElementsByTagName("text").AppendChild($toastXml.CreateTextNode($notificationTitle)) > $null
@LeCoupa
LeCoupa / nodejs-cheatsheet.js
Last active November 4, 2024 04:19
Complete Node.js CheatSheet --> UPDATED VERSION --> https://github.com/LeCoupa/awesome-cheatsheets
/* *******************************************************************************************
* THE UPDATED VERSION IS AVAILABLE AT
* https://github.com/LeCoupa/awesome-cheatsheets
* ******************************************************************************************* */
// 0. Synopsis.
// http://nodejs.org/api/synopsis.html
@piscisaureus
piscisaureus / pr.md
Created August 13, 2012 16:12
Checkout github pull requests locally

Locate the section for your github remote in the .git/config file. It looks like this:

[remote "origin"]
	fetch = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*
	url = [email protected]:joyent/node.git

Now add the line fetch = +refs/pull/*/head:refs/remotes/origin/pr/* to this section. Obviously, change the github url to match your project's URL. It ends up looking like this: