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Talking with Marco Barulli about zero-knowledge online password management
A couple of years ago I was enamored with a clever password manager that pointed the way toward an ideal solution.
Database Key Management - an Introduction
Speak to IT security experts and ask questions about what they consider to be one of the most difficult challenges they face and coming quite close to the top of the list, along with user education, will probably come encryption key management.
Boeing Delivers Upgrades for US Air Force ICBM Security System
ANAHEIM, Calif.- The Boeing Company [ NYSE: BA ] today announced that it has delivered upgraded cryptography devices to Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. Air Force for the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile system.
First Test for Election Cryptography
The first government election to use a new cryptographic scheme that lets both voters and auditors check that votes were cast and recorded accurately will be held tomorrow in Takoma Park , MD.
Impossible Boomerang Attack for Block Cipher Structures
Cryptology ePrint Archive susil Abstract Impossible boomerang attack \citelu is a new variant of differential cryptanalysis against block ciphers.
Secure computers aren't so secure
Even well-defended computers can leak shocking amounts of private data. MIT researchers seek out exotic attacks in order to shut them down.
Gov. Schwarzenegger, Busted by Cryptologist
Arnold Schwarzenegger is speaking at Georgetown University's business school tonight , which seems like enough of an excuse to bring up the California governor's recent memo to state legislators informing them that he was vetoing a certain bill authored by a guy who reportedly once told him to "kiss my gay ass." The memo has gotten all kinds of ...
Da Vinci: Father of Cryptography?
Reader's advisory: Wired News has been unable to confirm some sources for a number of stories written by this author.
Hybrid IPsec / SSL VPN Gateway for Linux Operating Systems
As a hybrid IPsec and SSL gateway, the server controls and monitors all VPN connections to and from the central data network, and ensures that end-users can securely connect from any device to the network with powerful encryption, a dynamic personal firewall, strong authentication, and one-time password and public key infrastructure support.
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport breached
Source: Pune Mirror Internet users were in for a confusing surprise on Monday when they visited the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airporta s official website.
Missouri nuclear plant still using dial-up Internet access
Many homes and businesses have long since upgraded to broadband Internet, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants nuclear plants in Missouri and elsewhere to do the same.
Universally composable privacy amplification against quantum adversaries
Additionally, we give an asymptotically optimal lower bound on the length of the extractable key S in terms of the adversary's knowledge about Z. Our result has applications in quantum cryptography.
Creating an asymmetric/symmetric secure stream without SSL
The article explains how to create a secure stream that uses asymmetric cryptography to connect and symmetric cryptography to continue without the need for SSL or Certificates Background During many time I created TCP/IP based programs, but without using any special security for them.
Sophos Integrates Intel SOA Expressway in Offering to Secure...
IT security and data protection firm Sophos today announced that it has collaborated with Intel on a solution that protects security-critical applications and contributes to compliance for regulations such as financial payments , government agencies and healthcare organizations .
Leaking crypto keys from mobile devices
Security researchers have discovered a way to steal cryptographic keys that are used to encrypt communications and authenticate users on mobile devices by measuring the amount of electricity consumed or the radio frequency emissions.
NXP Wins Supply Contract for Chinese ePassport chips
NXP today announced that its SmartMX security chip has been chosen by the Chinese government to power the countrya s first ePassport scheme.
Mezzanine card has wireless, GPS, crypto
The XMC-660, multi-function mezzanine card combines wireless, GPS, and cryptography to deliver portable, secure in-the-field wireless connectivity.
Field experiment on a robust hierarchical metropolitan quantum cryptography network
Key Laboratory of Quantum Information , University of Science and Technology of China has recently demonstrated a metropolitan Quantum Cryptography Network for Government Administration in Wuhu, China.
It's official. I just received an e-mail from Thawte notifying me that, as of November 16, 2009, the most innovative and useful idea in PKI since its inception, the Web of Trust , will die.
Understanding Digital Signatures
A digital signature is a block of characters commonly attached to any kind of electronic message that is used to validate two different things.
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