Tagged Questions
0
votes
0answers
89 views
How to encrypt OpenVPN setup traffic [closed]
I have an OpenVPN server and a client that can successfully connect to said server. The traffic over the tunnel is encrypted. The tunnel works quite well.
However what is NOT encrypted (cleartext) is ...
3
votes
4answers
226 views
symmetric-key cryptography based key establishment techniques
Most of the current key exchange techniques are based on public-key cryptography. Are there any key exchange/establishment techniques based on symmetric-key cryptography too ?
In my setup primary ...
2
votes
1answer
130 views
Is it OK to use a data-encryption key for key wrapping, too?
Our industry (area of cheap networked devices) has a standard that defines the usage of keys for both authentication and encryption using EAX mode of AES. This standard does not define key management, ...
3
votes
3answers
182 views
Derived Shared Key vs Distinct Keys?
I've seen a lot of 2-party applications that derive a shared key from distinct keys created by each party.
Why is this technique employed? Would it not be better to use those two distinct keys for ...
