Tag: cryptography

  • Novel Training Techniques: Public Key Exchanges

    I’ve run a few training courses with novel techniques for getting memorable lessons across. Here’s another. Nancy Pierpan: You trust me. Why on earth would you trust me? Johnny Worricker: Because that’s the job. Deciding whom to trust. That’s what the job is. — Page 8 Knowing whom to trust is difficult. If it wasn’t,

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  • PQC Planning: Don’t Put It Off Any Longer…

    …but it might not be as onerous as you imagine. Let’s dive right in; there is no time like the future! Why plan now if we cannot implement yet? This is the crux of the matter. And the answer isn’t necessarily obvious. However, consider data that you hold now for which the C&I requirement may

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  • Insider/Nearsider Subversion of MFA

    MFA is becoming ubiquitous for many of us. I’d like to: You what?! So before we get down to subverting some extremely useful and important technology that provides MFA, we should probably define some terms. But MFA is secure, right? Security is a fascinating area. It’s full of edgecases and devil-in-the-detail situations. Sometimes one needs

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