Tag cryptography

Quantum Computing

Quantum computing is the area of computing that takes advantage of quantum physics, i.e., the behavior of subatomic particles like electrons or photons, for computing. There are two principles that are exploited on quantum computing: The basic unit of quantum…

Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines

This post summarizes some cryptographic standards and guidelines. List of Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines featured on this post: NIST’s Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines ENISA’s Recommended Cryptographic Measures CCN’s CCN-STIC 807 “Criptología de empleo en…

Digital Certificates

Digital certificates, also known as public key certificates or identity certificate, . When I explain what a digital certificate to someone without a strong IT background I like to compare it with a seal ring, like the ones used in…

List of Cryptanalysis Tools

This post lists cryptoanalysis tools. List of Cryptanalysis Tools List of Cryptanalysis tools: CrypTool CryptoBench Cryptol Ganzúa EverCrack AlphaPeeler Mediggo subCipher The most popular is CrypTool. CrypTool CrypTool is free and open source (FOSS). CryptoBench CryptoBench Cryptol …

List of Cryptography Toolkits

This post features some cryptography toolkits. List of Cryptography Toolkits Cryptography Tools featured on this post: OpenSSL OpenSSL is an open-source tool. OpenSSL official website OpenSSL repository Tink Tink is an open-source tool developed by Google. Tink repository Keyczar DEPRECATED…