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TLS/SSL Certifying Authority system a scam?
Techguide The traditional Public Key Infrastructure implementation of TLS/SSL is a confidence game. Chad Perrin explains more in this article.
Tags: Data security, Web sites, Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Server Certificate, Computer Associates International Inc., SSL, PKI, Web sites
Use cryptographic hashes for validation
Techguide You can use cryptographic hash functions to provide a little more security when exchanging files.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Ruby, Security, C, Algorithm, SHA-1, Unix, Password, word-processor
Configure iSCSI CHAP security through Windows Group Policy
Techguide Admins can configure Group Policy to require security for connecting iSCSI storage devices to Windows systems. Find out how it is done.
Tags: Storage, Server platforms, Authentication and encryption, Security, Storage, group policy, Microsoft Windows Server, network, Microsoft Windows, Authentication and encryption
Three control elements in role-based access design
Techguide Each access control element plays an important role and must be assessed when evaluating multifactor authentication and single sign-on solutions.
Tags: Security Management, Risk Management, Authentication and encryption, Authentication, Security, Biometrics, Single Sign-on, Role, Identity, Identity Verification
New MD5/SSL exploit is not end of civilization as we know it
Techguide MD5 insecure? Absolutely. SSL hacked? Sort of, but it's not broken. A case of certificate authority negligence? You decide.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Network security, Security Management, Certificate, Security, SSL, VeriSign Inc., SHA-1, Tool, Risk
Why masking passwords isn't a good idea
Techguide A respected individual argued that password masking isn't worth the effort, even detrimental. Michael Kassner digs deeper to see if that's really the case.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Security, Jakob Nielsen, Password, Michael Kassner, Internet Cafe, Internet, U.S.
Is Firefox + Perspectives the most secure browser for TLS/SSL encryption?
Techguide Perspectives is a TLS/SSL encryption certificate validation tool that works even for self-signed certificates.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security applications/tools, Security Management, Certificate, Computer Associates International Inc., Security, SSL, Microsoft Corp., Authentication and encryption, Web Browser
Coming soon: Full-disk encryption for all
Techguide A lot has been written about full-disk encryption and its positive impact on reducing data theft. However, for a host of reasons, many organizations and data centers have yet to adopt the technology.
Tags: Personal storage, Authentication and encryption, Security, Western Digital Corp., Specification, Trusted Computing Group, Encryption, User Data, Storage, removable storage
Six principles of practical ciphers
Techguide Core ideas of a set of principles familiar to cryptographers and other security experts as Kerckhoffs' Principle, are still relevant today--more than 125 years after they were articulated.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Security implementation/standards, private key, Cryptography, CompTIA, Chad Perrin, knowledge, consultant, Security Management
SSL: Broken even more
Techguide Lately, security conferences have been bad news for SSL. At this year's Black Hat, independent security guru Moxie Marlinspike explained how he was able to completely bypass SSL security.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Security Management, Data security, PC security, SSL, Web Page, Web Browser, SHA-1, Web Server, computer
Building trust in electronic documents
Techguide It is important that businesses ensure the integrity and authenticity of electronic documents. Here is how.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption
10 security tips for all general-purpose OSes
Techguide There are key considerations for system security that apply no matter which operating system platform you happen to be using.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Operating systems
Tips for better password security
Techguide Like all security methods, password security has the ability to enforce document restrictions such as opening, printing and editing.
Tags: Security, Authentication and encryption, PC security
The importance of being encrypted
Techguide People often complain that using encryption in e-mail is too much work. Sometimes, it can be fraught with difficulty for the encryption novice.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Data security
Windows BitLocker Drive Encryption offers protection
Techguide Scott Lowe discusses a new encryption feature that is available with Windows Vista--BitLocker Drive Encryption. Does it really offer more data protection options for mobile users?
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Applications and tools
