Tag: Private Key
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PoC Released for Critical PuTTY Private Key Recovery Vulnerability
Security researchers have published a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) exploit for a critical vulnerability in the widely used PuTTY SSH and Telnet …
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Unprotected Private Key Allows Remote Hacking of PLCs
Industrial associations have been cautioned for this present week that a critical authentication bypass vulnerability can permit hackers to …
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Public Key Cryptogrophy – The Puzzle of Private and Public Keys
Whenever we disclose any of our private information (or any type of info that might hamper our lives if it gets into the wrong hands) to an …
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Ansible Vault
Introduction Ansible Vault is a feature of Ansible that allows you to keep sensitive data, such as passwords or keys in encrypted files, …
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How Secure Is 256-bit Encryption?
SSL security is all about encryption of data over two nodes. The safe transfer over an internet connection is attained due to encryption …
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The Problem With Code Signing Private Key Sprawl
Code Signing Private Keys Are Everywhere People hide keys under their welcome mats, under the potted plant next to the front door, above …
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EC Private and Public Key Pair
An EC (Elliptic Curve) key-pair is a pair of a private and public key constructed from a given subgroup generator in a given elliptic curve …
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Security flaws in a popular smart home hub let hackers unlock front doors
When is a smart home not so smart? When it can be …
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Encryption, Part 3: Hybrid Encryption
In part one of the series, I covered the topic of symmetric encryption (SE). While in part two, I covered public/ private key encryption, …
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Encryption, Part 2: Public Key/Private Key Encryption
In my previous article, I presented the concept of symmetric encryption, where the same key is used to encrypt and decrypt data. The …
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Blochainbandit stole $54 million of Ethereum by guessing weak keys
Someone has been quietly pilfering Ethereum (ETH) cryptocurrency worth millions of dollars without anyone noticing or, apparently, caring. …
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