Tag: encryption Archive

Certificates and Security, Part 2

Published on March 17, 2023 at 2:36 pm by LEW

Introduction

In the last post we talked about encryption. Specifically we addressed symmetrical and asymmetrical encryption, along with PGP public/private keys. But we did not really get into the math, which can be quite complicated. (more…)

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Certificates and Security, Part 1

Published on March 14, 2023 at 5:48 pm by LEW

Introduction

I decided to revisit some of the stuff I have done in the past related to certificates and computer security. In the process I took the time to review some current articles on the subject. One thing I noticed, while specific topics are covered I did not see any really broad overviews of the subject from beginning to end (more…)

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Encryption from Prying Eyes

Published on February 13, 2022 at 5:30 am by LEW

Introduction

Today we will start theĀ  discussion about encryption, which has been around as long as as there have been people interested in things that are none of their business (aka prying eyes). Encryption has been one of the tools to keep these snoops at bay. (more…)

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