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security advisory vulnerability GNOME is officially shortening its standard vulnerability disclosure window from 90 days to 30 days, a change that impacts upstream maintainers, downstream Linux distributions, and system administrators in how they handle software vulnerabilities. The policy shift, announced by long-time security coordinator Michael Catanzaro , addresses modern software patching realities and a growing influx of automated submissions. . Because GNOME is the default desktop environment on several major Linux...
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security technologydata encryptionquantum cryptographyNorthwestern and BBN Launch Quantum Cryptography Network Demo
Northwestern University researchers have joined forces with BBN Technologies to demonstrate what they are calling the first truly quantum cryptographic data network. The university has combined its quantum noise-protected data-encryption technology with quantum key distribution technology from BBN on a 5.5-mile SONET link between BBN headquarters and Harvard University. Quantum cryptography uses single photons of light to distribute keys to encrypt and decrypt messages. Because quantum particles are changed by any observation or measurement, even the simplest attempt at snooping on the network interrupts the flow of data and alerts administrators. . . Northwestern University researchers have joined forces with BBN Technologies to demonstrate what the. northwestern, university, researchers, joined, forces, technologies, demonstrate. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 04, 2006
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cybersecuritycryptographyquantum encryptionQuantum-Key Distribution Alliance: Future Of Unbreakable Encryption
Uncrackable encryption based on quantum-key distribution could soon come to a network near you. Two Swiss companies last week joined hands with a trade organization in pledging to create the infrastructure necessary for worldwide distribution of unbreakable quantum keys. . .. Uncrackable encryption based on quantum-key distribution could soon come to a network near you. Two Swiss companies last week joined hands with a trade organization in pledging to create the infrastructure necessary for worldwide distribution of unbreakable quantum keys . Id Quantique SA, World Internet Secure Key (WiseKey) SA and the International Organization for the Security of Electronic Transactions an-nounced a partnership at the ITU Telecom World 2003 conference in Geneva. Id Quantique will supply the hardware, WiseKey the secure-key repository and the nonprofit organization-which is known as OISTE, its French acronym-the certification and registration authorities worldwide. All three are headquartered in Geneva. "We believe that the integration of our technology with WiseKey's public-key infrastructure will accelerate the development process and reduce our time-to-market," said Gregoire Ribordy, chief executive officer at id Quantique. The link for this article located at SecurityPipeline is no longer available. . Indomitable cybersecurity via quantum-key distribution approaches fruition. Unveil the latest defense coalition.. Quantum Encryption, Key Distribution, Cybersecurity Alliance, Cryptography Initiatives. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 21, 2003
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data protectionquantum cryptographykey distributionDiscover Quantum Cryptography's Role in Securing Data Exchange
Long hailed as the future of electronic security, quantum cryptography has arrived. As Swiss company id Quantique introduces a commercial quantum cryptography system and an American company, MagiQ Technologies, plans to unveil a second, at least one of the field's leading . . . . Long hailed as the future of electronic security, quantum cryptography has arrived. As Swiss company id Quantique introduces a commercial quantum cryptography system and an American company, MagiQ Technologies, plans to unveil a second, at least one of the field's leading researchers believes the technology is already being used to send data in the nation's capital. Quantum cryptography is the ultimate in ciphers. Drawing on the seemingly magical principles of quantum mechanics--the physics associated with very small particles--it allows two people to exchange encryption keys over a public network, use those keys to encode their correspondence, and know that the correspondence is completely secure. In theory, if you encode an e-mail message, a telephone call, or a financial transaction using quantum techniques, the content will be hidden from the eyes of interlopers not only for the moment, but for eternity. Chris Fuchs, a Bell Labs scientist who's been at the forefront of quantum research for the past decade, is convinced the government has already put this impenetrable padlock on much of the top-secret correspondence it sends across Washington. The link for this article located at pcmag is no longer available. . Long hailed as the future of electronic security, quantum cryptography has arrived. As Swiss company. hailed, future, electronic, security, quantum, cryptography, arrived, swiss, company. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Nov 05, 2002
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encryptionsecure communicationresearchUK Researchers Achieve Secure Key Transmission Over 14.5 Miles
UK researchers have managed to send untamperable encryption keys over long distances, opening the way for totally secure communications. A team of scientists said on Wednesday they had made a major leap toward developing secure global communications. . .. UK researchers have managed to send untamperable encryption keys over long distances, opening the way for totally secure communications. A team of scientists said on Wednesday they had made a major leap toward developing secure global communications . Researchers from QinetiQ, the commercial arm of Britain's defence research agency, and their colleagues at Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich have sent a key for deciphering coded information over a record 14.5 miles of open space between two mountains in Germany. "This is the only way to distribute keys for encoding data in absolute security without actually sending a guy with a briefcase," John G. Rarity, of QinetiQ, told Reuters. The link for this article located at ZDNet UK is no longer available. . Academics in the UK have created a groundbreaking technique for transmitting secure encryption keys over extensive ranges, significantly boosting data protection.. untamperable encryption,long distance key transmission,secure global communications. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 03, 2002
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encryptiontelecommunicationssecure communicationQuantum Key Distribution Achieved Over 67km Fiber Optic Communication
Boffins have moved one step closer to a practical implementation of the Holy Grail of encryption - quantum cryptography - by exchanging keys across a 67km fibre optic network. Until recently, the idea of quantum key distribution has been tested only. . .. Boffins have moved one step closer to a practical implementation of the Holy Grail of encryption - quantum cryptography - by exchanging keys across a 67km fibre optic network. Until recently, the idea of quantum key distribution has been tested only in the physics laboratory. Now, a team from the University of Geneva and Swiss electronics company id Quantique have demonstrated what is described as the "first fully integrated quantum cryptography prototype machine" across a telecommunications network. This advance is limited to fibre optic networks but other scientists are beginning to consider how quantum keys can be shared over satellite or wireless networks. Richard Hughes and his colleagues at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, in New Mexico, and several other teams have been working on a new way to share a quantum key transmitted by photons, so that it can be exchanged over radio networks. Hughes has no illusions about the difficulty of this task. "One must face the much more challenging problem of transmitting the quantum key distribution (QKD) photons through the atmosphere and reliably selecting them out from the huge background of light that is present even at night," he said. The latest steps towards developing an uncrackable code are in latest edition of the New Journal of Physics, which is published by the Institute of Physics and the German Physical Society. The link for this article located at SecurityFocus is no longer available. . Advancements in functional quantum encryption highlighted through secure key distribution across a 67km fiber optic link.. Quantum Encryption, Key Distribution, Optical Technology, Secure Communication, Quantum Security. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 18, 2002
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