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Contents
General Information ..................................................................................................................... 2 Software website overview ..................................................................................................... 2 Organisation of the manual .................................................................................................... 3 Authorised Use Permission .................................................................................................... 3 Contingencies ........................................................................................................................... 3 Points of contact ....................................................................................................................... 3 Prerequisites ................................................................................................................................. 4 System configuration ............................................................................................................... 4 Getting Started.............................................................................................................................. 5 Signing in ................................................................................................................................... 6 Register...................................................................................................................................... 7 Using The Hash Kit ...................................................................................................................... 8 Overview (Users) ...................................................................................................................... 8 Begin a Test .............................................................................................................................. 9 Basic hashing........................................................................................................................ 9 Compute and Compare ..................................................................................................... 11 My Test Result ........................................................................................................................ 12 Overview (Admin) ................................................................................................................... 13 Create a new user .............................................................................................................. 14 View an user ....................................................................................................................... 15 Edit an user ......................................................................................................................... 15 Delete an user..................................................................................................................... 16 FAQ .............................................................................................................................................. 17 Login help ................................................................................................................................ 17 Process help ........................................................................................................................... 18 Other topics help .................................................................................................................... 18
General Information 1
General Information
This section explains in general terms the website and the purpose for which it is intended.
General Information 2
Contingencies
In case of any lost or interrupted connection between the server and the user, the server will continue to do its processing and the user should be able to return their initial screen when they are waiting for the process to be done. Once the processing is done, the result data will be stored in the users account.
Points of contact
For additional information, please contact The Hash Kit team at hashkitproject@gmail.com
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Prerequisites
Prerequisites section provides an outline of the uses of the systems hardware and web browsers requirements and configuration, and the web applications behaviour during the entire process.
System configuration
The system must be connected to the internet at all times in order to view results and other resources or do the processing from the users input. Once it is connected to the internet, then the hash kit website is accessible via current web browsers: Internet Explorer (pre-installed on any Microsoft operating system), Google Chrome, Apple Safari (pre-installed on most Macintosh computer systems), Mozilla Firefox, Opera and maybe others. It also can be accessed on the mobile platform browsers such as android browsers. As for the required settings for all web browsers, the web browser must be given permission by the user to run scripts, add-ons and plugins such JavaScript. Additional information will be provided in the getting started section.
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Getting Started
This section provides the details of how to access the website and briefly explains on The Hash Kits user interfaces.
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Signing up to The Hash Kit account is mandatory. 1: Sign in to your Hash Kit account 2: Register a Hash Kit account 3: Brings you back to the home page 4: Brings you to the project development blog .. pg6 .. pg7
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Signing in
Log in to your account here. You will only give 3 attempts to login successfully. If you fail to login successfully after 3 tries, your account will be locked.
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Register
It is mandatory to have a Hash Kit account before you can start using the applications. Register your account here. You should enter a valid email account in the Email field. Here are the requirements of password: - The use of both uppercase and lowercase letters (case sensitivity) - Inclusion of one or more numerical digits - Inclusion of special characters, e.g. @, #, &, $ etc. - At least 8 characters
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Overview (Users)
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You will be greeted with a welcome page which consists of links for you to choose from. 1: Brings you back to the home page 2: Start a test to do basic hashing or computations 3: View your past test results 4: Brings you to the project development blog 5: Log out of your Hash Kit account
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Begin a Test
1: Does basic hashing with a selection of hashing algorithm 2: Compare between a selection of hashing algorithm with information such as collision resistance, pre-image resistance, etc.
Basic hashing
This function hashes plaintext provided by the user into message digest
Tick this option and the system will Email you once your result is ready
Included analysis of your hash result, whether is your hash value common in your selected algorithm
Your hash result will be different from basic hashings hash result.
My Test Result
Shows a list of your past test results
Overview (Admin)
An admin can start a test like any other registered users. They have additional abilities to create, read, update, and delete users.
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1: Creates a new user 2: View an user 3: Edit an user 4: Delete an user 5: Search for an user (using Email address)
View an user
Edit an user
Delete an user
FAQ
FAQ section presents the common questions asked by users and possible solutions.
Login help
What are the requirements for passwords on Hash Kit account? Here are the requirements of password: - The use of both uppercase and lowercase letters (case sensitivity) - Inclusion of one or more numerical digits - Inclusion of special characters, e.g. @, #, &, $ etc. - At least 8 characters How do I change my password? You can find a change password button in your profile and this will change your password with immediate effects and an email will be sent to your email upon confirmation. I cant remember my password, what should I do? Click on the forget password link at the login page, an email will be sent to you to assist on resetting your password. Can I access the web application without logging in? A Hash Kit account is mandatory for the usage of this application. I haven't received the reset email in my mailbox, what should I do next? Please wait for few minutes for the server to process the email and check your spam mail. If the email still did not arrive, you can contact the administrator (hashkitproject@gmail.com) for further assistance.
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Process help
What happens if I unexpectedly/accidently close the browser? You will have to restart the browser and try to run the application again. If my browser hangs when the processing is still been carried out, what should I do next? You will have to restart the browser and try to run the application again. After the process is done, I cannot see the result screen and what should I do next? Check your internet connection. You can refresh the page by pressing the refresh button on the web browser and wait for it to load. If it still does not work, please contact the administrator (hashkitproject@gmail.com) for further assistance.
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