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PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1 password hashing for TF-Login

17 Nov 2019

I've implemented PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1 in TF-Login 'password' branch to replace the existing simple and insecure SHA1-based password hashing scheme.

To load, start with fresh Pharo 7 image:

"First load Seaside."
Metacello new 
    baseline: 'Seaside3'; 
    repository: 'github://SeasideSt/Seaside:v3.3.3/repository'; 
    load. 
    
"Then load TF-Login."
Metacello new 
    baseline: 'TFLogin'; 
    repository: 'github://PierceNg/TF-Login:password/src'; 
    load.

As originally implemented, TF-Login also supports cookie-based auto-login, which works by storing username and the SHA1-hashed password in client cookies. This scheme is certainly not secure by current standards and can't be used together with PBKDF2-HMAC-SHA1 password hashing.

Possible future work on TF-Login password management:

  • OAuth2, to replace the existing insecure cookie-based auto-login

  • 2FA

Tags: cryptography, Seaside, security, TF-Login