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Understanding Key Block Formats and Applications
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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The IBM Common Cryptographic Architecture (CCA) is a cryptographic platform providing several functions of special interest for securing financial...
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Traditionally, end-to-end lifecycle key management was achieved through inefficient paper-based procedures and highly resource intensive tasks...
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Encryption has become the most essential part of securing data online. The biggest headache to the Cybersecurity industry is a data breach. The last...
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With the ever increasing number of online services and electronic transactions, business owners are becoming ever more dependent on the use...
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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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Here we look at what it means to “bring your own key”, “control your own key” and “hold your own key” and what the differences are between these...
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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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This article addresses some of the challenges of symmetric cryptography as applied in banks, describing how it works and what are its unbeaten...