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SecureAuth

A secure authentication system implementing industry-standard encryption and security practices for user authentication and data protection.

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Features

  • Secure Password Storage: Implements salted password hashing using PBKDF2
  • Symmetric Encryption: Secures sensitive user data using AES-256
  • Data Integrity: Uses HMAC for verifying data authenticity
  • Database Security: Prepared statements to prevent SQL injection
  • Session Management: Secure token-based authentication

Quick Start

  1. Prerequisites

    # Python 3.x required
python --version

  2. Installation

    # Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/SecureAuth.git
cd SecureAuth

# Create and activate virtual environment
python -m venv SecureAuth
source SecureAuth/bin/activate  # On Windows: SecureAuth\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

  3. Database Setup

    • Configure MySQL (via XAMPP or standalone)
    • Update database credentials in main.py
    • Run the provided SQL scripts to create necessary tables

  4. Run the Application

    python main.py

Documentation

For detailed setup instructions and configuration options, see:

Security Features

  • Password Protection

    • PBKDF2 with SHA-256
    • Unique salt per user
    • High iteration count for enhanced security

  • Data Encryption

    • AES-256 in CBC mode
    • Secure key generation
    • Protected key storage

  • Integrity Verification

    • HMAC-SHA256 for data authentication
    • Protected against tampering

Project Structure

SecureAuth/
├── main.py              
├── config/
│   └── settings.py      
├── Models/
│   ├── user.py    
|
|___Utils/
|    |___encryption.py
|    |
|
|    
├── database/
│   └── models.py       
└── Setup

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Contact

mail : [email protected]

Project Link: https://github.com/thompson005/SecureAuth

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