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- Why should passwords be masked?
- What is masking in password?
- How does OTP protect the customer?
- What is OTP how it enhances security?
Why should passwords be masked?
What does masking passwords do? Masking does visually block the password so that users can't immediately see what it is. This is useful to prevent someone from looking over your shoulder and seeing what the password says. But it doesn't stop a user from finding out what that password is.
What is masking in password?
A masked password is an obscure string representation of a real password. To mask a password a user will use an 'codec'. The codec takes in the real password and outputs the masked version. A user can then replace the real password in the configuration files with the new masked password.
How does OTP protect the customer?
Why is a one-time password safe? The OTP feature prevents some forms of identity theft by making sure that a captured user name/password pair cannot be used a second time. Typically the user's login name stays the same, and the one-time password changes with each login.
What is OTP how it enhances security?
A one-time password (OTP) is an automatically generated numeric or alphanumeric string of characters that authenticates a user for a single transaction or login session. An OTP is more secure than a static password, especially a user-created password, which can be weak and/or reused across multiple accounts.
