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Key Management Challenges in Financial Symmetric Cryptography Systems
This article addresses some of the challenges of symmetric cryptography as applied in banks, describing how it works and what are its unbeaten...
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ANSI X9.24-1-2017: A Guide to Key Loading Standards
Martin Rupp (guest): 31. March 2022
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...
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NIST PQC Finalists Update: It’s Over For The Rainbow
Edlyn Teske: 26. March 2022
Last month, one of the three NIST finalists for post-quantum signature schemes received its final nail in the coffin: Ward Beullens, a PostDoc at IBM...
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UK eIDAS & EU eIDAS: Implications for Cross-Border Transactions
The eIDAS Regulation (No 910/2014) (EU eIDAS) came into force in 2016. It created a Europe-wide legal framework for electronic identification,...
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Crypto-Agility in the Advent of Post Quantum Computing
There is no question that quantum computing is coming. However, organizations need to question themselves as to whether they will be vulnerable to...
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NIST's Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process
Most current public-key cryptography (asymmetric) algorithms are vulnerable to attack from large-scale quantum computers. In its efforts to...
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Q: What's in a Logo? A: Mathematics Behind the Design
Maybe you have wondered where our logo comes from and what it actually means. If you have, we hope the following will answer these questions. Just as...
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Emulator Detection: Key for Mobile Banking & Payment App Security
Martin Rupp (guest): 28. January 2022
Attacks on mobile banking and payment applications frequently begin with the use of an emulator for the mobile operating system, where the targeted...
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How to Enable Legally Binding Mobile E-signatures On Your device
Stefan Hansen: 27. January 2022
The ever-growing number of applications and uses for mobile devices has long been a hot topic. Using mobiles to electronically sign transactions and...