Almost 20 years ago, Whit Diffie predicted that the public-key cryptography being widely used at the time would be strong enough for generations to come. In an article, "The First Ten Years of Public ...

The security of cryptographic applications critically relies on symmetric keys and private keys that are continually kept secret. The method used to keep them secret is also protected. Two basic types ...

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Another type of algorithm—an asymmetric-key algorithm—uses two keys: a public key that may be known by anyone, and a private key that is known by only one party and must be kept secret. Asymmetric-key ...

Over the past several years, there has been a steady drumbeat of warnings about the impact of quantum computing on traditional encryption ...

As technological advancements surge forward, the specter of quantum computing looms ever larger. While the promise of quantum computers holds the potential to revolutionize fields like weather ...

Security today relies on cryptography, an information-protection technology that uses algorithms to transform messages into a form that is difficult for a third party to decipher. For decades, ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today the Accredited Standards Committee X9 Inc. (X9) announced the release of a new standard enhancing the security of symmetric key management used in retail ...