How do you securely bind a password to a data object?
Certainly! As stated in the Vue guide
V-model is essentially a convenient shorthand for updating data on user input events, with special considerations for different input elements. For text and textarea types, it uses the value property and input event.
The following code example demonstrates using the data property:
data() {
return {
password: '',
}
}
Essentially,
<input type="password" v-model="password">
is simplified notation for
<input type="password" v-bind:value="password" v-on:input="password = event.target.value">
This equates to instructing the system,
When there's an input event, update the value of the password property.
This approach only retains the password temporarily in memory until submission via a form (presumably).
Is this method secure?
Absolutely! By employing additional measures like utilizing input type as password to prevent eavesdropping during password entry, implementing HTTPS encryption for secure data transmission between client and server, submitting the password through a POST request with proper safeguards such as sanitization (trimming excess characters, escaping for protection against injection attacks), rigorous validation (creating complex passwords to deter guessing), hashing techniques (e.g., bcrypt or other reliable systems) for added security, storing the password in the server-side database, and adhering to best practices endorsed by OWASP, the process should remain safe.
To delve deeper into OWASP's authentication recommendations, refer to [this resource] ()
Doesn't this signify that the password resides in plain text within the data object?
Though stored momentarily in memory, unauthorized access is thwarted if transmitted through a well-validated and sanitized POST request over HTTPS, following the aforementioned precautions.