
pfx file encryption algorithm - Information Security Stack Exchange
Jul 9, 2020 · Does this mean that the pfx file is encrypted using TripleDES? Yep. PFX/PKCS#12 files originally used an extended version of PBES1 (Password-Based Encryption Scheme 1) which added …
Method of cryptography that doesn't need encryption key for decryption
Jul 1, 2023 · Is there a method of cryptography that doesn't need the encryption key for decryption? I thought public-key cryptography would work, but both the private and public keys are needed for …
Does code obfuscation give any measurable security benefit?
Oct 9, 2019 · One small benefit of obfuscation is information destruction. Things like spoken language, coding habits, etc. The process (ultimately code) can be re-understood, but identifiers are lost. …
How to determine what type of encoding/encryption has been used?
May 20, 2011 · Is there a way to find what type of encryption/encoding is being used? For example, I am testing a web application which stores the password in the database in an encrypted format …
Techniques for Writing Encryption Algorithms (Exclusively For Personal ...
Dec 9, 2011 · Techniques for Writing Encryption Algorithms (Exclusively For Personal Use) Ask Question Asked 14 years, 2 months ago Modified 10 years, 3 months ago
Why do best practices recommend against adding your own pepper to ...
Nov 2, 2024 · Both are perfectly valid applications of standard algorithms. Note that the pepper should be kept in a specialized key store like the Linux Kernel Key Retention Service or on a hardware …
How does TLS work (RSA, Diffie-Hellman, PFS)?
Mar 18, 2019 · RSA I know that RSA can be used in step 3 above for integrity control, meaning using public-private key asymmetric encryption so pre_master_secret is not readable in plaintext. DH The …
Password Hashing: add salt + pepper or is salt enough?
Apr 22, 2011 · (Note: using a salt is only half of the job; you also need to make the hash function slow -- so that attacking a single low-entropy password is still difficult. Slowness is usually achieved through …
Steganography to hide text within text - Information Security Stack ...
Sep 20, 2012 · Are there any steganography algorithms which are capable of hiding a (optionally encrypted) text message within another innocuous text message? The scenario I envisage is that I …
http - How do the processes for digital certificates, signatures and ...
Sep 22, 2011 · The server responds ("ServerHello") by telling which algorithms will be used; then the server sends his certificate ("Certificate"), possibly with a few CA certificates in case the client may …