As the first topic for the new iteration of the technical blog, I chose passwords and their use in scripts and programs. This is partly an extension of a topic from Cyberstarter, where a password was used in one of the scripts, but the original script was simplified for presentation purposes. Now, I will show the original solution along with an explanation. I want to focus on this topic because I have seen many passwords stored directly in source codes, which is never a good idea. In this tutorial, I focus on Windows solutions, but they can easily be adapted to Linux with minor changes. If there is interest, I can write another tutorial on that.

I recently had the pleasure of participating in a very interesting event. Cyberstarter is a conference focused on cybersecurity, but in a slightly different format (the conference is different, not the security). Cyberstarter, in terms of content, focuses on people already working in IT but not necessarily specializing in security. In short, it's an event for those who want to start but already have some basics.