---
title: "Are Redis ACL password protections weak? – Gonçalo Valério"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/are-redis-acl-password-protections-weak-gon-alo-val-rio-yedjokzkx
source_url: https://blog.ovalerio.net/archives/2877
type: article
source: "Lobsters"
published: 2024-05-10T12:58:06.045Z
updated: 2024-05-10T12:58:03.791Z
tags: ["security", "authentication", "redis", "encryption"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Are Redis ACL password protections weak? – Gonçalo Valério

**[Lobsters](https://daily.dev/sources/lobsters)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

The post discusses the weakness of Redis ACL password protections and proposes improvements such as adding a salt, using a more appropriate KDF, and automatically generating strong passwords for ACL users.

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Tags: [#security](https://daily.dev/tags/security), [#authentication](https://daily.dev/tags/authentication), [#redis](https://daily.dev/tags/redis), [#encryption](https://daily.dev/tags/encryption)

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