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BYOK: a Solution for EBA’s New ICT and Security Risk Management Guidelines
The European Banking Authority's (EBA’s) new ICT and Security Risk Management Guidelines provide guidance for cybersecurity requirements for...
Key Management (8)
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Postbank Master Key Breach: Why Strong Key Management is Essential
Martin Rupp (guest): 04. August 2020
In the last couple of months, facts regarding breaches that occurred during December 2018 at PostBank, the national postal bank operator of South...
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Why a Banking Key Management System Must Support Atalla Key Blocks
Martin Rupp (guest): 30. June 2020
Invented by Mohamed Atalla, the Atalla key block is the root of all key blocks. All over the globe, hundreds of millions of financial transactions...
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Securing the Life-cycle of a Cryptographic Key
Chris Allen: 13. May 2020
This article discusses the main phases involved in the life-cycle of a cryptographic key, and how the operational lifetime of a key and its strength...
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Symmetric Cryptography & Key Management: Exhaustion, Rotation, Defence
Apograf Team (guest): 08. May 2020
With data protection standards, such as GDPR, and the sheer mass of data that companies collect and accumulate, the protection and control of...
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The need to manage both symmetric and asymmetric keys
Terry Anton (guest): 04. April 2020
A well-rounded solution for securing digital transactions includes the use of both symmetric and asymmetric cryptography and keys. Each method of...
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ANSI X9.24-1-2017: Key Distribution
Martin Rupp (guest): 02. April 2020
Key distribution is perhaps the most important and crucial aspect of the ANSI X9.24-1-2017 part 1 standard. But first, let us explain what...
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The Use of Encryption Modes with Symmetric Block Ciphers
Rob Stubbs: 13. March 2020
In this final article in a 3-part series on symmetric key encryption technology, we look at the use of encryption modes with symmetric block ciphers,...
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An Overview of Symmetric Encryption and the Key Lifecycle
Rob Stubbs: 11. March 2020
In this article, the first of a 3-part series on symmetric key encryption technology, we will look at the principles of symmetric encryption, the two...