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nov 22 at 22:55
Why do we ask for a user's existing password when changing their password?
— D.W.
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nov 16 at 18:28
What's the impact of disclosing the front-face of a credit or debit card?
— Polynomial
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nov 4 at 20:09
Why would a virus writer bother to check to see if a machine is infected before infecting it?
— Polynomial
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oct 30 at 12:22
Should I be concerned when a “Forgot Password?” tool sends my password in plaintext?
— Lucas Kauffman
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oct 29 at 18:51
It is safe to store photos and documents on skydrive / google cloud services?
— Rory Alsop♦
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oct 23 at 19:17
If I find or create a 0day exploit, can I be held liable for releasing out to the public?
— Polynomial
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oct 19 at 10:12
Doing a dictionary attack on RSA if you have the public key?
— Thomas Pornin
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oct 17 at 14:07
is root@localhost the same as Unix root with GUID = 0 and ID = 0?
— Polynomial
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oct 7 at 17:01
Why do most hashing functions produce hashes that have characters a-f 0-9?
— sfx
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oct 1 at 21:11
Why should one not use the same asymmetric key for encryption as they do for signing?
— nealmcb
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sep 28 at 16:18
General purpose slow/unique hash routine for dup checking of private data, without storing the data itself?
— Tom Leek
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sep 28 at 3:58
XKCD #936: under what assumptions is 1000 guesses/second over a network plausible?
— Thomas Pornin
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sep 20 at 11:57
Worst case scenario of having the ability to remotely write files to disk as admin
— Polynomial
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sep 11 at 20:32
If PCI DSS isn't a law, how can I be prosecuted for not being compliant?
— Polynomial
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sep 4 at 9:44
Is SHA1 better than md5 only because it generates a hash of 160 bits?
— D.W.
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aug 23 at 20:31
Is it possible for a phishing link to install a major virus on a Mac?
— Rell3oT
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aug 23 at 20:31
Are there technical disadvantages in using free ssl certificates?
— Thomas Pornin
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aug 22 at 16:02
How do I hide files inside of an image without using any stenganography tools?
— Lucas Kauffman
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aug 19 at 4:24
Is there repetition in the Solaris 11 hash routine? Can I add some?
— dr jimbob
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