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RSA Encryption Challenge: Faster Decoding Method From Filipino Math Whiz

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A Filipino math whiz claimed in newspaper reports this week that he had discovered a faster way of decoding RSA's popular encryption algorithm. If proven, the claim will have called into question the validity of what has become, essentially, the . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 07, 2001

Understanding Java Cryptography Architecture And Security Providers

The Java Cryptography Architecture is split into two different packages, part lies within the JDK, while the other lies within the Java Cryptology Extension. Sun had to split the architecture due to US export laws which prohibits software encryption technology from . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 06, 2001

Bell Labs DSA Flaw Affects Secure Transactions and VPN Integrity

A SCIENTIST AT Bell Labs, the research and development wing of Lucent Technologies, has discovered a flaw in the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA) that could affect the integrity of secure transactions on the Internet and adversely impact VPNs (virtual private networks), . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 06, 2001

CI Software Solutions: Patent For Encrypted EDI Transfer Over Internet

CI SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS, a small U.K.-based company specializing in business-to-business data encryption, announced Monday that it has acquired the worldwide patent to the transfer of encrypted EDI (electronic data interchange) documents for sending over the Internet. EDI is a standard for . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 06, 2001

Leo de Velez's Breakthrough in RSA Decryption Methodology

Mathematics enthusiast Leo de Velez who claims to have discovered a faster way of decoding RSA encryption believes that his findings are solid since nobody is still using his formula of 2^X = 1 mod N where N is given as . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 05, 2001

Fast Decoding Method For RSA Encryption Using Three Formulas

We report, you decide. Could have far-reaching implications if it's correct. "A Filipino mathematics enthusiast has developed a new method of decoding RSA (RivestShamir-Adleman) encryption using three simple formulas. Leo de Velez has discovered these three formulas are simple forward equations . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 04, 2001

Enhancing Security Through Effective Encryption And Anti-Virus Integration

The proper integration of encryption and anti-virus software is the only way to stop the two security tools continuing to work at crossed purposes, according to virus hunters at Kaspersky Labs. Traditionally anti-virus and encryption, although opposite sides of the same . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 02, 2001

Boost Secure Communication Speed With IBM's Innovative Algorithm

A new algorithm developed by IBM could double the speed of secure online communications. IBM says the combination encryption/authentication technique is particularly suited to securing Internet protocols, storage area network protocols, fiber-optic networks and e-business transactions. But analysts say the new . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 01, 2001

Navigating US Encryption Export Policies: A Guide For Developers

Over a year after the US government first announced the liberalization of encryption export rules, a tangle of vestigial regulations might still trip up unwary developers, experts say. "Never work under the belief that encryption is not controlled," said Susan . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 01, 2001

IBM Chip Drives Hardware-Software Security Integration for Data Protection

Companies using the specification will adopt a combination hardware-software security approach, involving a security chip that encrypts data. The security chip, an integral component of the specification, resides on a computer's motherboard. "This offers even more robust security . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 30, 2001

Exploring Copyright Challenges of DeCSS and DMCA Legal Implications

"The fact that computer code is copyrightable means that it is protected by the First Amendment. Copyright law, of which DMCA is a part, confirms the point: In view of the First Amendment protections already embodied in the Copyright Act's distinction . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 26, 2001

Illinois Unification Of Electronic Transactions With Entrust PKI

Illinois has decided to standardize its electronic transaction authentication system, but questions remain about how it will work. The state's public-key infrastructure program, which uses digital certificates to authenticate users for electronic transactions, will be standardized on Entrust Technologies Inc.'s . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 25, 2001

Verio Resists MPAA Demands on Content Removal for Free Speech

n a move that free-speech activists hope will be trendsetting, Internet service provider Verio is standing up to the movie industry by refusing to remove a Web site the Motion Picture Association of America says is illegal. Many ISPs, especially smaller . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 24, 2001

GnuPG: Effective Hybrid Encryption for Secure Data Exchange

Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG or GPG), is an open, patent-free encryption application whose main purpose is to protect communication and secure data archives. It achieves this goal by implementing a hybrid cipher system that utilizes both a symmetric cipher system and . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 24, 2001

Leo Marks: Influential WWII Codebreaker Dies, Leaving Cryptographic Legacy

Leo Marks, WWII codemaker and codebreaker, and later playwright, has died aged 80. He was chief cryptographer of Special Operations Executive during WWII, having trained as a cryptographer in Bedford when called up for National Service. . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 24, 2001

The Role of Certificates in Secure Communication within PKI

A certificate is a structured document that binds some information (such as Bob's name) to a public key, and is digitally signed by a trusted third party called a certification authority or CA. To verify a certificate, the user of the . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 12, 2001

Transition From Telnet To Secure Shell: Ensure Network Security

If you're a Linux administrator and you're still using telnet for authentication, your network could be in danger. Telnet passes your user IDs, password/passphrase, and the content of your terminal sessions in the clear, where anyone with a sniffer can see . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 12, 2001

UCSB: Single Photon Device Advances Secure Communication Technology

Boffins at UCSB (University of California, Santa Barbara) have made a breakthrough in quantum cryptography, and put together a gadget that is capable of emitting a single photon. The device is being heralded as an important step towards secure quantum communications . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 11, 2001

Clinton Proposal To Ease Crypto Exports And Expand Shipping Regions

The Clinton administration on Wednesday proposed further easing of encryption exports and expanding of the regions where U.S. companies can ship powerful computers without restrictions. In a move that could be its final action regarding encryption, the Clinton administration acknowledged that . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 10, 2001

Exploring Key Figures and Milestones in Cryptography Evolution

It took only a year or two for a pair of computer and math geeks to discover modern encryption technology in the 1970s. But it's taken three decades for the full story to be told. Transforming what is an unavoidably nerdy . . .

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 09, 2001

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