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RFID with Bio-Smart Card in Linux - In this paper, we describe the integration of fingerprint template and RF smart card for clustered network, which is designed on Linux platform and Open source technology to obtain biometrics security. Combination of smart card and biometrics has achieved in two step authentication where smart card authentication is based on a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and the card holder is authenticated using the biometrics template stored in the smart card that is based on the fingerprint verification. The fingerprint verification has to be executed on central host server for security purposes. Protocol designed allows controlling entire parameters of smart security controller like PIN options, Reader delay, real-time clock, alarm option and cardholder access conditions.
pgp Key Signing Observations: Overlooked Social and Technical Considerations - While there are several sources of technical information on using pgp in general, and key signing in particular, this article emphasizes social aspects of key signing that are too often ignored, misleading or incorrect in the technical literature. There are also technical issues pointed out where I believe other documentation to be lacking. It is important to acknowledge and address social aspects in a system such as pgp, because the weakest link in the system is the human that is using it. The algorithms, protocols and applications used as part of a pgp system are relatively difficult to compromise or 'break', but the human user can often be easily fooled. Since the human is the weak link in this chain, attention must be paid to actions and decisions of that human; users must be aware of the pitfalls and know how to avoid them.
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| EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.11 Now Available | ||
11th, December, 2006
Guardian Digital is happy to announce the release of EnGarde Secure Community 3.0.11 (Version 3.0, Release 11). This release includes several bug fixes and feature enhancements to the SELinux policy and several updated packages. |
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| Security Specialist Leaves PHP Security Team | ||
14th, December, 2006
Stefan Esser, PHP security specialist and member of the official PHP Security Response Team has, he says, had enough - in his blog he has announced his immediate resignation from the PHP Security Response Team. He states that he has various reasons for doing so, the most important of which is that his attempt to make PHP safer "from the inside" is futile. According to Esser, as soon as you try to criticise PHP security, you become persona-non-grata in the security team. In addition many of his suggestions were ignored because the developers considered Esser's choice of words, too abrasive. He says that he had stopped counting the number of times he was called a traitor when he published a bug report on a vulnerability in PHP. |
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| Top security threats and trends for 2007 | ||
14th, December, 2006
Organizations saw an increase in targeted attacks in 2006 and a new survey shows the majority of IT professionals expect even more zero-day threats in 2007. PatchLink Corporation announced findings from a comprehensive customer survey addressing network attacks, Microsoft Vista and security plans for 2007. The survey was completed by more than 200 CIOs, CSOs, IT managers and network administrators across Europe, Asia Pacific and the United States. |
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| Handbook of Applied Cryptography | ||
12th, December, 2006
Cryptography has a long and fascinating history. The most complete non-technical account of the subject is Kahn | ||
