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- Cryptography
- The conversion of data into a secret code for transmission over a public network. The original text, or "plaintext," is converted into a coded equivalent called "ciphertext" via an...
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- CryptoLab (exe)
- CryptoLab is a cryptography application for Microsoft Windows, and incorporates text-based encryption/decryption through the use of plug-in cipher modules. Advanced features include: plug-in cipher modules; advanced pseudo-random key generation; key manager storage utility; full password protection; integrated SMTP e-mail support; PDF, HTML, and Word Document export options; statistics calculator. In...
- Tags: SMTP, Storage, Cryptography, Plug-in, CryptoLab, E-mail, Digital Security, Online Communications, Security
- Software downloads 2007-12-12
- Overview of Certificates and Cryptographic e-Mail Messaging in Outlook
- The user can help prevent impersonation and tampering of e-mail messages in Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 by using cryptographic features such as S/MIME, digital signatures and encryption. The following introduces the basic terminology of cryptography and explains some of the common methods used. Cryptography is a set of standards and...
- Tags: Cryptography, Messaging, Microsoft Corp., Digital Security, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Online Communications
- White papers 2007-12-01
- .NET Compact Framework Sample: Signature Capture (msi)
- The sample application includes a client that runs on the Pocket PC that sends signature data over TCP sockets to a server that is running on the desktop. Data is encrypted and decrypted using the cryptography services. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Application, Microsoft .NET, Cryptography, Microsoft .NET Compact Framework, Data, Digital Security, Pocket PC, Tcp/Ip, Security, Handhelds, Hardware, Networking
- Software downloads 2007-08-30
- Can cryptography prevent printer-ink piracy?
- Can cryptography prevent printer-ink piracy?loss and gain"...costs the industry at least $3 billion a year" means "$3 billion a year of bleeding the public manages to escape."How aboutCompetition?Seems like nowadays, if a company's profit margins start to shrink or the revenue goes down, the answer is litigation and more crypto.If...
- Tags: Printers, cryptography, printer, cartridge, Hewlett-Packard Co., manufacturer, printer manufacturer
- Discussion threads 2007-06-27
- Hackman Suite (zip)
- Hackman 9.01 is an advanced hex editor, disassembler and template editor. It comes with cryptography capabilities, decoding with ready and self-made algorithms and a fully-featured editor. You can edit virtually any file, disk drive, RAM process, ZIP drive and more with the ease of a word processor. Online Libraries cover...
- Tags: Processor, Cryptography, Editor, Hackman 9.01, Digital Security, Security
- Software downloads 2007-06-21
- CryptoMX (sit)
- CryptoMX Tools is a set of cryptography tools that doesn't require anything special like PHP, ASP, Perl, C++, or Delphi. This release fixes a few bugs as well as some licence issues. This release also includes a platform-independant installer created with IzPack. It requies the Java Runtime to run.
- Tags: Cryptography, Derek Buitenhuis, CryptoMX Tools, Digital Security, Programming Languages, Scripting Languages, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2007-06-14
- Pseudonym-Based Cryptography for Anonymous Communications in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
- Key management for anonymous communication in mobile ad hoc networks is a critical but unsolved problem. Many current anonymous mobile ad hoc routing protocols assume that mobile users share pairwise secrets before they start an anonymous communication session. This assumption is impractical for many ad hoc scenarios where pairwise shared...
- Tags: Mobile, Communication, Cryptography, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing
- White papers 2007-03-28
- Crypt Edit (zip)
- Crypt Edit is a very powerful multidocument word processor with enhanced cryptography features. It can easily save texts as HTML, DOC, RTF, ASCII (DOS, WIN, UNIX, MAC), WRI, UNICODE and PRT (Protected Text Format with 3 security levels), encrypt/decrypt binary files with compression, create desktop shortcuts for your documents, insert...
- Tags: HTML, Cryptography, Crypt Edit, Microsoft IntelliMouse, Digital Security, Security
- Software downloads 2007-02-02
- Cryptography interview with the NSA
- Cryptography interview with the NSAwhats funny is...I'm currently reading Dan Brown's "Digital Fortress" all about the NSA and TRANSLTR (their 2 million core public key crunching monster) and crypto labs.. Its a good read :)Good ReadNice to know where the flaws are in the system. And Snow is right....
- Tags: SECURITY, Network security, Rainbow Tables, password, NSA, cryptography
- Discussion threads 2007-01-04
- Cryptography interview with the NSA
- I had the pleasure of interviewing a former chief scientist at the NSA Brian Snow after the recent 30th anniversary of PKC Public Key Cryptography. I posted this article which offers insight in to the past, present, and future of cryptography and its worth a quick read for anyone...
- Tags: Networking, Desktop, Security, Infrastructure, cryptography, PKC
- Blog posts 2007-01-04
- Is Islamist cryptography evil?
- The Global Islamic Media Front announced in an advertisement on January 1 that it will release "the first Islamic computer program for secure exchange on the Internet." There will certainly be a cry for more limits on encryption technology, which has been spreading despite having been treated as a weapon...
- Tags: Islamist cryptography, cryptography, encryption, Business &, Technology
- Blog posts 2007-01-03
- Cryptography celebrates a birthday
- If you're into cryptography, you'll want to check out the photos, slides, and podcasts from the Thirty Years of Public Key Cryptography event. Dan Farber captured some photos and wrote about the event last week. The panel was moderated by Steven Levy and included some of the...
- Tags: Digital security, cryptography
- Blog posts 2006-11-02
- Photos: Crypto gurus mark 30th anniversary
- Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, Ray Ozzie and other luminaries celebrate the birth of public key cryptography.
- Tags: Ray Ozzie, cryptography
- Image galleries 2006-10-27
- Cryptos gather for 30th anniversary of public-key cryptography
- Some of the world's top crypto minds shared the stage at the Thirty Years of Public-Key Cryptography anniversary event at the Computer History Museum last night. NYT reporter John Markoff, who has covered Silicon Valley for 30 years, was master of ceremonies, and started off by saying the no technology...
- Tags: NSA, cryptography, Dan Boneh, Snow
- Blog posts 2006-10-27
- Cryptography decrypted: Implement secret key assurances
- This sample chapter from Cryptography Decrypted discusses cryptographic methods used to secure electronic files and communications, focusing specifically on secret keys. This sample chapter from Cryptography Decryptedexplains how secret key cryptography implements the following electronic data assurances: confidentiality, authentication, integrity, and nonrepudiation. This chapter lays the conceptual...
- Tags: Cryptography, Addison-Wesley, Digital Security, Security
- Book chapters 2006-05-30
- Exchange secret keys over public distribution channels
- This sample chapter from Cryptography Decrypted explains a new twist on secret key distribution that empowers a new form of cryptography. The problem of how to deliver a secret key using insecure public lines of communication has plagued cryptographers for centuries. This sample chapter from Cryptography Decrypted...
- Tags: Cryptography, Addison-Wesley, Digital Security, Security
- Book chapters 2006-05-30
- Quantum cryptography using qutrits
- Quantum cryptography QC is still in a very early stage and there are very few commercial products available. But this doesn't prevent researchers to look at new solutions. For example, physicists from the University of Wien, Austria, are testing qutrits instead of the more common qubits. These qutrits can simultaneously...
- Tags: cryptography
- Blog posts 2006-05-29
- 10 things: The most useful Perl developer modules for cryptography and authentication
- This document lists 10 of the most important ready-made application security, user authentication, and data encryption Perl modules. Encryption and authentication are no longer optional for most Web sites; users are demanding strong security, especially if your Web site features Web-based applications. This download lists 10 of...
- Tags: Web, TechRepublic Inc., Perl, Cryptography, Web Site, Authentication, Web Site Development, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Development Tools, Web Technology, Security, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development
- Download resources 2006-05-16
- Is encryption really crackable?
- Is encryption really crackable?Okay, you're right.It appears some people are just ignorant about encrpytion in general.Oh, and don't be a lazy bum George! Use the url tag to post links, like this, only use sqaure brackets.{url=http://example.com}example.com{/url}See...[url=http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=193959&messageID=2001794]http://techrepublic.com.com/5208-6230-0.html?forumID=8&threadID=193959&messageID=2001794[/url]hiding in plain sightGiven the history of code making and code breaking, I suggest that...
- Tags: SECURITY, encryption, cryptography
- Discussion threads 2006-04-30
- Detecting single photons
- What do you do when you need to transmit a signal over a long distance, from Saturn, say, and you're low on power? Until now, you turned the bandwidth way down, but new single-photon detectors could change that. Technology Review has an interview with Karl Berggren, an electrical engineering...
- Tags: detector, photon
- Blog posts 2006-02-01
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