The Wonders of Hashing
Cryptographic hash functions are a ubiquitous tool in computing, used for everything from identity verification to malware detection to file protection.
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Cryptographic hash functions are a ubiquitous tool in computing, used for everything from identity verification to malware detection to file protection.
UPDATE: A previous version of this article stated – citing a list on Github – that users on a site called HideMyAss were affected by Heartbleed. A spokesperson from that
Strongly encrypted communications are secure and private communications (as long as there is no monkey-business going on in the way the encryption is implemented into communications software or protocols). Therefore,
Computers, initially created for military cipher breaking, give everyone an almost perfect way to keep our secrets totally private – through encryption. For a long time strong encryption was only
If we really wanted to thoroughly discuss ‘HTTPS’ and Digital Certificates, then we’d need to talk about cryptography, but don’t worry, because we’re going to go ahead and spare you