Security 101: Encryption, Hashing, and Encoding

david@systemoverlord.com (David Tomaschik) — Sun, 05 Jul 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Encryption, Hashing, and Encoding are commonly confused topics by those new to the information security field. I see these confused even by experienced software engineers, by developers, and by new hackers. It’s really important to understand the differences – not just for semantics, but because the actual uses of them are vastly different.

I do not claim to be the first to try to clarify this distinction, but there’s still a lack of clarity, and I wanted to include some exercises for you to give a try. I’m a very hands-on person myself, so I’m hoping the hands-on examples are useful.

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david@systemoverlord.com (David Tomaschik) — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that the Crypto Wars are back. Politicians, seemingly led by Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, seem bound and determined to undermine user’s privacy and security online to strengthen the power of the police state. It will have disproportionate affects on the innocent rather than criminals and will raise operating costs and make it much harder for small businesses and startups to compete in the US.

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Security 101: Encryption, Hashing, and Encoding

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