Node.js Authentication and Data Security
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The document discusses Node.js authentication and data security, emphasizing the importance of protecting user identities and passwords through various methods such as salting, hashing, and encryption. It outlines several password attack vectors and protective measures, including bcrypt and PBKDF2 for hashing, as well as SSL/TLS for secure communication. Additionally, it provides sample code snippets for implementing these security features in Node.js applications.
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- 4. 1: 123456 ! 2: password ! 3: 12345678 ! 4: qwerty ! 5: 12345 ! 6: 123456789! 7: football! 8: 1234! 9: 1234567! Top 25 Passwords of 2015! 10: baseball! 11: welcome! 12: 1234567890! 13: abc123! 14: 111111! 15: 1qaz2wsx! 16: dragon! 17: master! 18: monkey! 19: letmein! 20: login! 21: princess! 22: qwertyuiop! 23: solo! 24: passw0rd! 25: starwars!
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- 10. //hashing identical messages with no salt! hash('mechagodzilla') = ! 162e0a91026a28f1f2afa11099d1fcbdd9f2e351095ebb196c90e10290ef1227! hash('mechagodzilla') = ! 162e0a91026a28f1f2afa11099d1fcbdd9f2e351095ebb196c90e10290ef1227! ! //hashing identical messages with random salt! hash('mechagodzilla' + '458cf2979ef27397db67077775225334') = ! f3499a916612e285612b32702114751f557a70606c32b54b92de55153d40d3b6! hash('mechagodzilla' + 'ef5b72eff781b09a0784438af742dd6e') = ! 7e29c5c48f44755598dec3549155ad66f1af4671091353be4c4d7694d71dc866! hash('mechagodzilla' + 'cc989b105a1c6a5f0fb460e29dd272f3') = ! 6dedd3dbb0639e6e00ca0bf6272c141fb741e24925cb7548491479a1df2c215e! Hashing with and without salts!
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- 14. ! var bcrypt = require('bcrypt');! ! app.post("/login", function(req, res){! //capture user login information! var username = req.body.username;! var password = req.body.password;! ! //fetch user record from database ! //required info: stored hash! ! //compare password from login to stored user hash! bcrypt.compare(password, hash, function(err, res){! //returns true or false! });! });! ! Login Hash Comparison with bcrypt!
- 15. ! var crypto = require('crypto');! ! app.post("/register", function(req, res){! //capture user login information! var username = req.body.username;! var password = req.body.password;! ! //generate salt, then hash! crypto.randomBytes(32, function(ex, salt){! crypto.pbkdf2(password, salt, 4096, 512, 'sha256', function(err, key){! if (err) throw err;! //store username, hashed password, and salt in your database! });! });! });! ! Hashing with PBKDF2!
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- 20. Domain Validation (DV)! Certificate authority (CA) validates domain access only! Certificate Types!
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- 22. Extended Validation (EV)! CA validates DV, OV, and legal existance of the organization! Certificate Types!
- 24. //generate private key and self-signed certificate valid for 1 year! openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout server.key -out server.crt! Generate your self-signed certificate and private key!
- 25. //package requirements! var fs = require('fs'),! https = require('https'),! querystring = require('querystring'),! bodyParser = require('body-parser')! app = require('express')();! ! //support JSON & URL encoded bodies! app.use(bodyParser.json()); ! app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ ! extended: true! })); ! Setting up Express server for HTTPS traffic!
- 26. //handle all POST requests! app.post('/', function (req, res){! var message = req.body;! res.send('Message received:' + querystring.stringify(message));! });! ! //set certificate options! var options = {! key: fs.readFileSync('server.key'),! cert: fs.readFileSync('server.crt'),! passphrase: 'YOUR KEY PASSWORD' ! };! ! //create server with certificate options! https.createServer(options, app).listen(3000, function () {! console.log('Server started: Listening on port 3000');! });! Setting up Express server for HTTPS traffic!
- 31. Encryption (ECB, CBC, OFB, CFB, CTR)! Data privacy and confidentiality mode. Attacker cannot obtain info on the plaintext data.! ! Authentication(CMAC)! Data authenticity mode. Receiver can validate whether cleartext came from intended sender.! ! Authenticated Encryption (CCM, GCM, KW/KWP/TKW)! Includes both data privacy and authenticity.! Modes of Operation!
- 32. var crypto = require('crypto');! ! var text = "Encryption Testing AES";! var key = crypto.randomBytes(32); //256 bit shared secret! var iv = crypto.randomBytes(16); //initialization vector - 16 bytes! var algorithm = 'aes-256-ctr'; //cypher and mode of operation! ! //encrypt! var cipher = crypto.createCipher(algorithm, key, iv);! var encrypted = cipher.update(text, 'utf8', 'hex');! encrypted += cipher.final('hex');! console.log("Encrypted: " + encrypted);! Configuring and encrypting message!
- 33. //----! // data sent to server: ciphertext (encrypted var)! // data known by server: key! //----! ! //cypher and mode of operation! var algorithm = 'aes-256-gcm'; ! ! //decrypt! var decipher = crypto.createDecipher(algorithm, key, iv);! var decrypted = decipher.update(encrypted, 'hex', 'utf8');! decrypted += decipher.final('utf8');! console.log("Decrypted: " + decrypted);! Decrypting ciphertext!
- 35. Thank You!! ! Slides: http://slideshare.net/jcleblanc! Jonathan LeBlanc ! Twitter: @jcleblanc ! Book: http://bit.ly/iddatasecurity!