Archive for: January 2008

Growing up, you learn many of the things you need to know about how to operate and care for a car by sitting in the back seat while adults drive and care for their vehicles. Similarly, you learn many of …

The routing primitives implemented by current structured p2p overlays provide a besteffortservice to deliver a message to a replica root associated with a given key. Asdiscussed above, a malicious …

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A cryptogram is a block of text which has been rendered unreadable through the use of what is called a “substitution cypher”. This means that each letter used in the original text has been substituted with another (G becomes

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  In cryptography, a one-time pad is a system in which a private key generated randomly is used only once to encrypt a message that is then decrypted by the receiver using a matching one-time pad and key. Messages encrypted …

Refers to a cryptography or security product that makes exaggerated claims of what the product is capable of, giving the user a false sense of security. The term snake oil, which is credited to Matt Curtin

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algorithm A procedure or mathematical formula. Cryptographic algorithms convert plaintext to and from ciphertext. cipher Synonym for “cryptographic algorithm” cryptanalysis To solve or “break” a cryptosystem. EAR Export Administration Regulations. The rules under which the export of cryptographic software from …

Good cryptography is an excellent and necessary tool for almost anyone. Many
good cryptographic products are available commercially, as shareware, or
free. However, there are also extremely bad cryptographic products which not
only fail to provide security, but also contribute to the many
misconceptions …

One of the things my team has been working to enable has been the ability for .NET developers to download and browse the source code of the .NET Framework libraries, and to easily enable debugging support in them.Today I’m excited to …

An extranet is a private network that uses Internet technology and the public telecommunication system to securely share part of a business’s information or operations with suppliers, vendors, partners, customers, or other businesses. An extranet can be viewed as part …

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission.

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee.

Acting in accordance with the …

Email bombing is characterized by abusers repeatedly sending an email message to a particular address at a specific victim site. In many instances, the messages will be large and constructed from meaningless data in an effort to consume additional …