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Chris Allen: 17. December 2019
With the rise of e-commerce, corporations and banks were able to more easily expand their businesses and services around the world.
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Martin Rupp (guest): 04. December 2019
The standard, ANSI X9.24-1-2017 part 1 has been written to provide minimum symmetric key management requirements and guidelines for the retail...
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Martin Rupp (guest): 26. November 2019
ANSI X9.24-1-2017 part 1 is a standard that deals with symmetric key management techniques for retail financial services.
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A. M. Parker (guest): 24. October 2019
Cryptographic algorithms can be categorized into three classes: hash functions, symmetric, and asymmetric algorithms. This article sheds light on...
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This article introduces and classifies cryptographic key types and crypto-periods as suggested by NIST, based on proven best practices for key...
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A. M. Parker (guest): 23. May 2019
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) is a security standard for information that protects against credit card fraud and many...
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Rob Stubbs: 20. May 2019
This article looks at the concept of cryptographic key management – what it is, why it’s important, and how an electronic key management system...
4 min read
Peter Smirnoff & Ulrich Scholten (guests): 23. April 2019
In this article, we examine the use of random number generators (RNGs) in cryptography, specifically in relation to hardware security modules (HSMs)...
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Chris Allen: 19. March 2019
This article discusses the main phases involved in the lifecycle of a cryptographic key, and how the operational lifetime of a key and its strength...
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