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An Overview of the Different Key Block Formats
A key block is a unique piece of cryptography that is used to protect cryptographic keys while they are being sent over networks that might not be...
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A key block is a unique piece of cryptography that is used to protect cryptographic keys while they are being sent over networks that might not be...
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IBM’s mainframe computers have been a rock-steady part of banks’ security infrastructure for many years. Originating from the local data-center...
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The use of mobile payments is expected to continue to rise and become the second most popular payment method after debit cards by 2022. Analysts...
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The IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) is a cryptographic platform providing several functions of special interest for securing financial...
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There are several types of key block formats used in different industries, especially the retail banking industry. The systems that use these key...
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Cardholders (or consumers) are one of the corners of the ‘four corner’ model in the payment card world. Here we take a brief look at the payment...
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Code obfuscation is one of the most effective techniques for protecting sensitive data in mobile banking and payment apps. However, it's not always...
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One aspect of key management is dealing with what happens when a symmetric cryptographic key is no longer needed. The section ‘Key Replacement,...
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The ANSI X9.24-1-2017 standard defines the requirements for the loading of key components or shares, and the loading of cleartext keys. The loading...