Re: Password reset token safety

2018-11-07 Thread Alex Toussaint
The attacker can have access to the password hash but no longer to the last login. if that same attacker is exploiting a vulnerability that gets patched just after (ex. Heartbleed) or has view on past data (ex. backups) But if you can anyway craft a valid session cookie with the secret key (Wh

Password reset token safety

2018-11-07 Thread Alex Toussaint
Hello, I'd like to discuss about Django's password reset token functionality. I've been able, with a simple Python script, from having read-only access to my Django webserver to a full read-write by crafting a reset token. Isn't it one of the main goals of hashing passwords ? Protecting from