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Basic explanation of Elliptic Curve Cryptography?

asked Sep 8, 2011 at 2:00

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What is the purpose of four different secrets shared by client and server in SSL/TLS?

asked Nov 7, 2011 at 13:59

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Is compressing data prior to encryption necessary to reduce plaintext redundancy?

asked Mar 25, 2012 at 7:16

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What is the importance of Modular arithmetic in cryptography?

asked Dec 12, 2011 at 13:36

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Why is RSA encryption key based on modulo $\varphi(n)$ rather than modulo $n$?

asked Feb 1, 2012 at 7:52

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Why do we need asymmetric algorithms for key exchange?

asked Feb 6, 2012 at 6:37

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Shadowed identity in cryptography

asked Dec 22, 2013 at 2:20

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Linear Cryptanalysis

asked Nov 10, 2011 at 13:26

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Avalanche effect in DES

asked Nov 10, 2011 at 10:14

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How key materials are generated in SSL V3 from master secret

asked Nov 8, 2011 at 0:54

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Does changing the random number selected for each message increase security in Schnorr's scheme?

asked Jan 26, 2014 at 6:13

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How can I solve congruence modulo N?

asked Jan 1, 2014 at 17:31

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Digital Signature Algorithm signature creation?

asked Sep 7, 2011 at 6:52

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Factorization or discrete logarithm is difficult for an attacker?

asked Jan 26, 2014 at 6:06

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How to select parameters based on some condition

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How to specify last $t$ bits are only sent when a signature is sent?

asked Jan 29, 2014 at 11:52

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Is it ok to send part of digital signature if we have bandwidth constraints?

asked Jan 31, 2014 at 4:10

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Authentication mechanism for low memory, low computing power device

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18 Questions

Basic explanation of Elliptic Curve Cryptography?

What is the purpose of four different secrets shared by client and server in SSL/TLS?

Is compressing data prior to encryption necessary to reduce plaintext redundancy?

What is the importance of Modular arithmetic in cryptography?

Why is RSA encryption key based on modulo $\varphi(n)$ rather than modulo $n$?

Why do we need asymmetric algorithms for key exchange?

Shadowed identity in cryptography

Linear Cryptanalysis

Avalanche effect in DES

How key materials are generated in SSL V3 from master secret

Does changing the random number selected for each message increase security in Schnorr's scheme?

How can I solve congruence modulo N?

Digital Signature Algorithm signature creation?

Factorization or discrete logarithm is difficult for an attacker?

How to select parameters based on some condition

How to specify last $t$ bits are only sent when a signature is sent?

Is it ok to send part of digital signature if we have bandwidth constraints?

Authentication mechanism for low memory, low computing power device