Security

Port Knocking technique adds an extra layer of security to your server and network, which will make it little harder for intruders to hack the system. In this article, we’ll explain the following on a very high-level: What is a port? What are port attacks? What is port knocking and how it helps? Basics of Computer [...]

VPN stands for Virtual Private Network. A Virtual Private Network enables a computer to send and receive data from one private network to another private network which are connected via public network (Internet). This is helpful for those who are outside the company’s intranet, and like to connect to office network securely to access the [...]

As many organizations move away from paper documents to digital documents, digital signatures are required to manage any sensitive digital documents. Digital signatures can be used to authenticate the source of the message, such that the receiver can decide whether to trust the sender or not. Now-a-days it is most widely used for software distribution [...]

Using GnuPG gpg command you can generate public and private keys. In this tutorial, we will use the keys generated by gpg command to send and receive encrypted files, and digitally sign a file. Encrypt a file and send it to your Friend 1. Import your friend’s public key When you want to send a [...]

Asymmetric Encryption of data requires transfer of cryptographic private key. The most challenging part in this type of encryption is the transfer of the encryption key from sender to receiver without anyone intercepting this key in between. This transfer or rather generation on same cryptographic keys at both sides secretively was made possible by the [...]

GnuPG stands for GNU Privacy Guard. GnuPG is an open implementation of OpenPGP ( Pretty Good Privacy ) standard as defined in RFC 4880. In this article we will cover the installation and the basics of generating keys using gnupg. This article is part of our ongoing series on Cryptography. If you are new to [...]

Whenever we come across the term cryptography, the first thing and probably the only thing that comes to our mind is private communication through encryption. There is more to cryptography than just encryption. In this article, we will try to learn the basics of cryptography. The Basic Principles 1. Encryption In a simplest form, encryption [...]