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Martin Rupp (guest): 26. November 2021
The PCI Council requires most actors of payment networks to implement ANSI X9.24/TR-31-compliant key blocks to wrap and securely transmit, transfer,...
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Chris Allen: 23. October 2021
A crypto-abstraction layer (CAL) is, in its most general sense, an application programming interface (API) - also known as a library- that hides...
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Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) are used in all card payment systems (as well as various other applications that require strong security) to protect...
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As part of the global drive for digital transformation, legally binding digital signatures are at the forefront of many businesses’ ambitions to...
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Martin Rupp (guest): 18. September 2021
This article briefly summarizes the symmetric cryptographic key utilization and storage requirements as described by the ANSI X9.24-1-2017 (part 1)...
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The IBM mainframe series (“z-series”) has become a backbone for security, privacy and resilience in a large share of payment and banking related...
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Martin Rupp (guest): 19. August 2021
Thales Key Blocks are an essential cryptographic key wrapping format. In comparison to other key block formats, they are proprietary and only work...
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Banks and financial institutions must adhere to a rigorous set of security and regulatory practices to protect data, communications, and processes.
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Martin Rupp (guest): 18. June 2021
How can keys be securely exchanged over potentially unprotected channels? The answer to this question is “key blocks”. A key block is an essential...
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