CRYPTOMATHIC BLOG

 

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EMV Payment Security - Issuers

An issuer is one of the corners in the ‘four corner’ model. An issuer is a financial organization (e.g. a bank) that produces payment cards and...

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A Brief Overview of the Challenges Involved in Key Management for EMV Personalization : The Main Actors of EMV Personalization

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Key Management Challenges for EMV Personalization

The EMV personalization data processing in itself is not the topic of this article, we will instead focus on the cryptographic schemes involved in...

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An Overview of the Different Key Block Formats

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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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Payment & Banking: An Introduction to z/OS and the IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture

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An Introduction to z/OS and the IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture

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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Introducing the Digital Signature Activation Protocol for Remote Server Signing

This article explains the digital Signature Activation Protocol (SAP) in the context of eIDAS-compliant central signing. It sheds light on its...

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A detailed diagram showing the various steps involved in mobile payment tokenization

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How to Secure Mobile Payment Apps with Tokenization

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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Horses galloping across a field, rendered in black and white representing the speed and reliability of remote electronic signature services

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Remote Electronic Signatures: How to Improve Performance and Scalability

National digital signature schemes that utilize remote electronic signature technology can achieve very high usage rates, whereas Trust Service...

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Understanding IBM CCA & the Importance of Banking-grade Key Management

The IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) is a cryptographic platform providing several functions of special interest for securing financial...

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NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization: SIKE Bites the Dust

Just a month ago, NIST announced its selection of three digital signature algorithms and one key establishment mechanism (KEM) for future use in...

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