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Master-Key Cryptosytems

We initiate the study of a new class of secret-key cryptosystems, called master-key cryptosystems (MKCSs), in which an authorized third party (hereinafter called "the government," although it need not literally ...

Written by: Matt Blaze, Joan Feigenbaum, and F. T. Leighton and added on June 11, 2011

Securing End User Active Server Page Applications on an Intranet

End user computing solutions have evolved from the mainframe to the personal computer and now to the web. Business partners must be empowered to create their own applications, but the ...

Document added on Jan. 9, 2011

Red Teaming: The Art of Ethical Hacking

Red Teaming is a process designed to detect network and system vulnerabilities and test security by taking an attacker-like approach to system/network/data access. This process is also called "ethical hacking" ...

Written by: Chris Peake and added on June 13, 2011

Prime Numbers in Public Key Cryptography

The use of public-key cryptography is pervasive in the information protection and privacy arenas. Public key crypto algorithms utilize prime numbers extensively; indeed, prime numbers are an essential part of ...

Written by: Jerry Crow and added on March 2, 2011

History of Encryption

Encryption, process of converting messages, information, or data into a form unreadable by anyone except the intended recipient. Encrypted data must be deciphered, or decrypted, before it can be read ...

Written by: Unknown and added on March 8, 2011

Deconstructing SubSeven, the Trojan Horse of Choice

Just as computers have evolved from existing as the property of a select few in corporate and governmental realms to being available to the masses for professional and private use, ...

Document added on Jan. 14, 2011

Security Outsourcing

The Internet has become an integral means of doing business over the past few years, making information one of the most valuable assets companies possess. As a result, companies are ...

Document added on March 29, 2011

Passphrase FAQ

Frequently asked question for simple and effective password use. For example, suppose a user chooses the password 'david.' On the surface the entropy of this key (or the number of ...

Written by: Grady Ward and added on Feb. 11, 2011

Mydoom, Doomjuice, Win32/Doomjuice

<font size="3"><b>Abstract</b></font><br><i> On February 1, 2004, the Web site of the SCO Group on that weekend was hit by a massive Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack generated by the ...

Written by: Hang Chau and added on Jan. 25, 2011

Information Systems Security Training Virus and Worms

<b>Virus damage estimated at $55 billion in 2003</b>. â&#x20AC;&#x161;Ã&#x201E;úSINGAPORE - Trend Micro Inc, the world's third-largest anti-virus software maker, said Friday that computer virus attacks cost global businesses an estimated ...

Written by: Jeremy Martin and added on June 23, 2011