RC4: your time is up
In 1994 the source code for RC4 was leaked on the Internet, and it quickly became popular because of its simplicity and speed.
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Remote hacking of vehicles a reality
In their rush to Internet-enable their vehicles, some manufacturers appear to have neglected the security aspect of their systems.
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SHA-1 now broken
SHA-1 is a _hash algorithm_ that has been widely used in cryptography.
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Software testing lessons from VW
An important lesson about software testing - specifically the importance of testing software "in the wild".
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TalkTalk hack
Details of a damaging hack of British phone and broadband provider TalkTalk's customer database are emerging.
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How does SSH work - part five
The final piece of SSH-2's layered architecture is the _connection_ layer, which provides network services
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How does SSH work - part four
Another very commonly used authentication method is _publickey authentication_ , which is based on public key encryption.
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How does SSH work – part six - SFTP
The most common subsystem available is SFTP, which provides commands to transfer and manipulate files.
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How does SSH work - part three
SSH-2 uses a layered architecture, consisting of a transport layer, a user authentication layer, and a connection layer (described here).
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How does SSL/TLS work – part five - FTPS
An earlier group of posts in this series covered the SSL/TLS protocol in detail. They neglected, however, to mention one of the most common uses of SSL/TLS - to implement a secure form of file transfer known as FTPS.
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