Paragon Initiative Enterprises Blog

The latest information from the team that develops cryptographically secure PHP software.

Coming to WordPress 4.4: CSPRNG

In version 4.4 and on, WordPress's random number generator function (wp_rand) will now be cryptographically secure.


Quantifying Popularity in Real-Time for High-Volume Websites, Part 1

The first in a two-part series. We establish a mathematical definition for popularity within a given dataset and build some abuse resistance into the algorithm design.


How to Teach Yourself Application Security

We're maintaining a curated appsec reading list on Github -- check it out.


Implementing Secure User Authentication in PHP Applications with Long-Term Persistence (Login with "Remember Me" Cookies)

Login forms with a remember me checkbox are a common requirement. We explore the security of login forms and a robust model for remember me checkboxes.


Introducing ASGard, the Authentic Software Guard

Secure code delivery is a hard problem; one which we aspire to solve.


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