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Cryptography & PGP
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 Alan Turing (1912-1954) |
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Cryptography & PGP
Meet the author |
Alan Turing (1912-1954) |
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Let us all remember and salute Alan Turing -- the giant who contributed so much to computer science and cryptography. So great were his contributions to these sciences, that the world of computer science remembers him gratefully today :
To have a glimpse of this giant visit the web pages:
And, remember Claude Shannon another giant who walked this world with us. Shannon's legacy.
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Are you seriously serious about security ? Take this simple test !
Avoid blackbox software if you are seriously serious about e-security. Home alone ? Is your home computer safe ? What should you do, to ensure security in your home computer ? Want to avoid security related misadventures ? See this rogues gallery of security blunders and Confession #1 and Confession #2 ... and draw your own conclusions ! In spite of all the wishful dreams and promises, here is what you get from this same vendor. How long more do you want to put up with this scandal ? Not to worry, here is : Linux -- The ray of hope. Change your religion. It is still not too late ! How not to keep a secret ! It is important for you to create and then publicise your PGP public key. Here is one nice example of how to let the world know about your PGP public key. Only a lucky few can learn from the guru. Attend this one day seminar on PGP and crypto. You can also choose from a whole lot of training services fromAlgologic . |
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Practice what you preach !Make sure that the contents of this CDROM have not been tampered
with ! Make sure that it is a dependable and authentic copy ! Here's how you can do that
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The RSA trio !
RSA -- How does it work ? |
 Three of a kind ! Here is another (and less formal) file photo of the RSA trio. |
Visit the National Cryptology Museum and see these exhibits: the Enigma machine and the Cipher wheel and many more interesting pieces.
Handbook of Applied Cryptography is an excellent and exhaustive e-book on cryptography. Browse this book, and learn all about cryptography. Notice that the References section has 1276 listed titles !
Smart cards, smarter crooks : No technology is fool-proof, they say. A better expression would be to say that "No security is crook- proof". One such sitting duck is the smart card technology which many organisations and agencies are promoting blindly, as the ultimate tool for security. Read these papers by Markus Kuhn, and you will change your opinion about smartness of smart cards.
Attention ! big brother is watching you: Here is one more blatant attempt by "big brother" to spy on every computer on this earth.
Read about the latest cryptographic challenge from an Indian company !
May be you never heard of PKI. It is never too late to get to know this tool.
Learn about the pitfalls of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) from this article.
Steganography is the art of hiding a message within another message. Here is a simple example. And here is a more sophisticated example of steganography.
Samples of CERT publications :
Recognise and avoid Trojan
Horses.
You create and distribute your software over the web.
You download software from the web. In both cases, you must ensure the integrity of the software
you download.
You have excellent tools for doing all
this.
Learn about the basics of cryptography from this e-book.
Unravel the mystery of digital signatures from this e-book.
Read this short e-book on network attacks and counter measures .
Books, books, books : Browse this list of recommended books on e-security
Handbook of Applied Cryptography is an excellent and exhaustive e-book on cryptography. Browse this book, and learn all about cryptography. Notice that the References section has 1276 listed titles !
Security is a double-edged weapon. Learn how governments around the world are tackling this through their own cyberlaws. You can also peruse a country wise list. And, in particular, go to the section on INDIA.
India too can boast of its own cyberlaw. Read the official version of India's Information Technology Act 2000. In India, we are probably good at making laws. Enforcing the law is of course a totally different matter. And, presenting properly, an IT related law, on an IT based platform (the w-w-web) is of course nobody's concern.
Read about all the trouble which a technological giant has had to face .
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