I'm wondering if there have been any recent advances (say, the past 5-10 years) in human usability for cryptography and/or authentication?
By that I mean something that makes it easier for an average person to make use of the benefits of cryptography. It strikes me that although we have all the...
The vast majority of the National Security Agency's work on encryption is classified, but from time to time NSA participates in standards processes or otherwise publishes information about its cryptographic algorithms. The NSA has categorized encryption items into four product types, and algorithms into two suites. The following is a brief and incomplete summary of public knowledge about NSA algorithms and protocols.
Type 1 Product
:Main article: Type 1 encryption
A Type 1 Product refers to an NSA endorsed classified or controlled cryptographic item for classified or sensitive U.S. gover...
A quantum computer is a device for computation that makes direct use of quantum mechanical phenomena, such as superposition and entanglement, to perform operations on data. Quantum computers are different from traditional computers based on transistors. The basic principle behind quantum computation is that quantum properties can be used to represent data and perform operations on these data. A theoretical model is the quantum Turing machine, also known as the universal quantum computer.
Although quantum computing is still in its infancy, experiments have been carried out in which quantum...
I am connecting to a VPN server that has been compromised and is under the complete control of an attacker. The virtual network itself contains numerous attackers waiting for a new target. What steps should be taken to protect myself in this hostile environment?
(Yes, I have to use a VPN that ...
I realise it's very hard to generate suitable prime numbers and generators for the Diffie-Hellman key exchange.
What is the best way to generate them? And if I have one, can I use it twice? According to Wikipedia, they are considered "public".
