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How to Verify the Identity of the Caller of a Web Service

I have a server which is composed of a page and a web service. The web service is intended to be used by a Windows Phone mobile application that I will develop myself. Now, my question is, how do I ...
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Asymmetric encryption algorithms [closed]

What are the best asymmetric encryption algorithms out there? I am trying to use RSA in my project howoever I have read that it is not quite secure as other asymmetric encryption algorithms.
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Questions to hybrid encryption. RSA with AES

I want to use a hybrid encryption in my application, so after reading a lot of lines I ended with this implemantation, please critizie it ;) (I want to stick to .Net) byte[] aesKey = ...
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Best strategy using encryption to ensure that only authorized application can access smartcard? [closed]

I want to encrypt the data in smart card to ensure the safety of the data so no unauthorized application could access these data, any suggestion about good mechanism to do that? what is the best ...
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How to correctly implement AES in a backup application

I am writing a back-up application which should have the feature of encrypting the back-up. It must encrypt file data, paths and filenames. The application is being written in C# (.NET). Target is ...
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Secure query string parameters

I have an application which use the Thick box jQuery component to open a popup page . And I pass my parameters in query string like this : <a id="btnShowPopup6" runat="server" class="thickbox" ...
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How can I encrypt a file with .NET and have the same file size of the original file?

I'm using .NET and I've written an awesome routine (xD) that encrypts and decrypts a file using AES256 CBC. It works perfectly, but now they told me that the encrypted file must be of the same size of ...
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What Are The Best Practices (Application Security Policy) For Modifying Rijndael Salt, IV, Pass Phrase

(Note: originally posted in SO - advised to post on SSE) With regards to Rijndael encryption, what (if any) are the best practices (and consequences) regarding the periodic modification of one or ...
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Using GPG or PGP for symmetric database encryption/decryption in c# [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Using GPG or PGP for symmetric database encryption/decryption in c# I am looking to symmetrically encrypt/decrypt information in a database. This info consists of short ...
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Using GPG or PGP for symmetric database encryption/decryption in c#

I am looking to symmetrically encrypt/decrypt information in a database. This info consists of short pieces of information, which need to be individually encrypted when a specific method is called. I ...
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Why would encrypting data result in a call to a Domain Controller

This KB article mentions an issue where signing or encrypting information may result in a network IO call to a Domain Controller. Apparently the RSACryptoServiceProvider's SignData and VerifyData ...
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When should one use RSACryptoServiceProvider vs AESCryptoServiceProvider

I am interested in storing certificates for various purposes on a SmartCard. Since this answer illustrates how there are confusing differences and similarities between RSA and AES When should one ...
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Encrypt Medicare card numer in C# in ASP.NET

I am giving a free consultation for a non profit organisation that wants a simple system to manage multiple groups with a schedule component, etc. and also manage the medical informations of the kids. ...
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How to use DPAPI under load balance environment

DPAPI can be used to encrypt the secret data. We intend to use it in our web app to encrypt some data and store the encrypted data in database. When needed we decrypt the data and present them on ...
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How to store IV and key temporarily but securely

I am using .NET 4.0 to develop a Windows service that will temporarily store encrypted data in a database. The data will be encrypted when it is inserted, then decrypted, processed, and deleted once ...
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C# Encrypting string in DES 3 CBC mode

Is it normal that when I use Double DES secret key to encrypt a string in DES3 CBC mode then I always get the same cipher text? For testing I'm using IVC=0.
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AES for key encryption

Is AES a good choice for protecting a key stored on the computer of a user of my application? I have seen threads on hashing passwords that suggest using slow algorithms for defending against brute ...
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Using computer random number generators to produce keys, it is secure?

Does generating an encryption key using the random number generator on one's computer present a security risk? If so how might that risk be mitigated, specifically when generating RSA key pairs in ...
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What Partial Homomorphic Encryption implementations exist and how do I leverage them?

It appears that only Partial Homomorphic Encryption(P.H.E.) is practical for modern day (2011) use. However I'm having difficulty locating libraries (FOSS or otherwise) that enable me to leverage ...
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Peer review of C# cryptography for Azure Table security

Edit: Update - I am researching how to implement AES with authentication in an efficient way for this project. If you have the time I'd appreciate your skill in finding the best implementation for ...
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Data Encryption and Key Management in C#

Which route to take, what are the pros and cons, which is more secure.. Generate AES key, encrypt the data with it and then encrypt the AES key with RSA, save the encrypted data and encrypted AES ...
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What is the correct way to assess and compare Certicom's products to the alternatives?

I'm investigating Certicom's API because they are "free" with the Blackberry implementations, and have come to realize that I have several alternatives for implementing crypto such as BouncyCastle, ...
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What are the realistic, and most secure crypto for Symmetric, Asymmetric, Hash, Message Authentication Code ciphers?

I'm interested in updating this two pronged question for 2011: What cryptology is most appropriate for low-powered devices (such as a cellphone), and yet still effective? What cryptology is most ...