Eva Gerlitz

"If you want, I can store the encrypted password": A Password-Storage Field Study with Freelance Developers

In 2017 and 2018, Naiakshina et al. (CCS'17, SOUPS'18) studied in a lab setting whether computer science students need to be told to write code that stores passwords securely. The authors' results showed that, without explicit prompting, none of the students implemented secure password storage. When asked about this o…