academicpapers, algorithms, cryptography, Security technology, securityengineering
Nice article on some of the security assumptions we rely on in cryptographic algorithms. Powered by WPeMatico
Author: infossl
cia, cryptanalysis, cryptography, encryption, historyofcryptography, Security technology
Jim Sanborn has given the world another clue to the fourth cyphertext in his Kryptos sculpture at the CIA headquarters. Older posts on Kryptos. Powered by WPeMatico
nsa, patriotact, phones, privacy, Security technology, surveillance
AP is reporting that in 2009, several senior NSA officials objected to the NSA call-records collection program. The now-retired NSA official, a longtime code-breaker who rose to top management, had just learned in 2009 about the top secret program that was created shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. He says he argued to then-NSA … Read More “Pre-Snowden Debate About NSA Call-Records Collection Program” »
malware, passwords, passwordsafe, Security technology
Citadel is the first piece of malware I know of that specifically steals master passwords from password managers. Note that my own Password Safe is a target. Powered by WPeMatico
Security technology, squid
Tales of cephalopod behavior, including octopuses, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses. Cephalopod Cognition, published by Cambridge University Press, is currently available in hardcover, and the paperback edition will be available next week. Powered by WPeMatico
certificates, eff, encryption, Security technology, ssl, tls
Announcing Let’s Encrypt, a new free certificate authority. This is a joint project of EFF, Mozilla, Cisco, Akamai, and the University of Michigan. This is an absolutely fantastic idea. The anchor for any TLS-protected communication is a public-key certificate which demonstrates that the server you’re actually talking to is the server you intended to talk … Read More “A New Free CA” »
android, cellphones, encryption, opensource, Security technology
Whatapp is now offering end-to-end message encryption: Whatsapp will integrate the open-source software Textsecure, created by privacy-focused non-profit Open Whisper Systems, which scrambles messages with a cryptographic key that only the user can access and never leaves his or her device. I don’t know the details, but the article talks about perfect forward secrecy. Moxie … Read More “Whatsapp Is Now End-to-End Encrypted” »
conferences, cryptanalysis, cryptography, nsa, Security technology
The NSA recently declassified a report on the Eurocrypt ’92 conference. Honestly, I share some of the writer’s opinions on the more theoretical stuff. I know it’s important, but it’s not something I care all that much about. Powered by WPeMatico
Security technology
New article on the NSA’s efforts to control academic cryptographic research in the 1970s. It includes new interviews with public-key cryptography inventor Martin Hellman and then NSA-director Bobby Inman. Powered by WPeMatico
Security technology, squid
The interesting story of how engineers at Ford Motor Co. invented the superconducting quantum interference device, or SQUID. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Powered by WPeMatico