Authentication is successfully validating that an entity you are communicating with is actually who they claim to be. The entity typically demonstrates who they are by showing they possess a secret that only they could know.
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Authenticating data generated by a particular build of an open source program
[I was torn between posting here or security.stackexchange.com. In the end, I felt that this was more of a design question, rather than an implementation question and so chose this forum.]
My ...
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What is sent on the initial communication with Kerberos?
When a user wants to communicate with another user (let's say Alice and Bob)
What is sent over the network during the initial communication?
Alice uses her Kerberos client and enters her password ...
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Is public-key cryptography the only option in this scenario?
Two parties: a client and a server are to a agree on a symmetric key. Both the client and the server are aware of a master password. The way this is currently done ...
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How should I store passwords that need to be available in plain text?
Suppose I need to store login information for a third-party website for a few users, how would I go about doing it?
Since I am logging into a third party website, I need the password in plain-text, ...
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advances in usability for cryptography/authentication
I'm wondering if there have been any recent advances (say, the past 5-10 years) in human usability for cryptography and/or authentication?
By that I mean something that makes it easier for an ...
