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Protect an application that uses internet from packet sniffing

I developed a stand alone application such a way that, application use a remote service (using SOAP/REST) which available WWW. I am using HTTPS though out the application calls. It was perfectly ...
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Is powerline encryption safe? [duplicate]

Most of the discussion about powerline ethernet security revolves around leakage of signal to neighbors, etc., and the recommendation is to enable encryption, which most of these devices have. I'm ...
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Is the GTK or MIC in the unencrypted portion of a WPA protected frame?

In order to decrypt traffic you must have all 4 portions of the WPA Handshake. In WPA protected data frames, is there an unencrypted portion of that frame that has some sort of identifiable value to ...
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Can Skype chat be protected from snooping? Are there safe alternatives?

I use Skype a lot. With all of my clients, staff, contractors and friends, however, the acquisition by Microsoft worries me, as two of my clients are direct MS competitors, and I often work on long ...
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Exchange of DEK and KEK (encryption keys) between app server and key server

In my application, it is required to encrypt a user's data before inserting it into the mysql database. I am using AES algorithm to encrypt the data using a 256 bit hash (and is calling it Data ...
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Is it possible to use the aircrack-ng tool to crack a WPA2 Enterprise network?

is this tool (aircrack-ng) capable of cracking into a WPA/WPA2 Enterprise network? This tool has major success cracking the passwords of WEP/WPA networks. If it can, how, but if not, is there another ...
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What security risks are involved with sending data over the internal network on Rackspace Cloud servers?

What are the risks involved with sending unencrypted data over the internal network with Rackspace Cloud Servers? Assume the interfaces use iptables to filter IPs and ports so they only accept data ...
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What risks does WPA carry?

A family member of mine would like to be able to play old PSP games online. Unfortunately the device does not support WPA2, and my network is strictly WPA2 AES secured. What are the risks involved in ...
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AES CBC over TCP - when is new IV needed

I am working on a project where two devices will be communicating with AES with CBC over TCP. We already have a secure mechanism for sharing the encryption/decryption key. I am not sure if we need to ...
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Without SSL, what vantage point does one need to MITM non-SSL'd HTTP?

OK, so there are two things here: being able to read the content of the requests and responses, and then being able to modify them. The former may depend on the latter, I'm not sure. But basically, ...
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How to set up a user-friendly NAS encryption?

We recently installed one NAS drive (Buffalo LinkStation Pro Duo, LS-WVL, running the most recent Firmware version 1.6 to be precise) in our (small) company network. Currently, there is no encryption ...
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How does my antivirus determine which CTL is used?

I have imported a trusted root certificate into the Windows local machine list. This works fine with my signed certificates, unless my AV (Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2012) is set to "scan SSL", in ...
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Tracking unique web site visits without logging IP addresses

On Monday, some IP address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx visits my site. I log it. On Tuesday, another IP address yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy visits my site. I log it. If the two IP addresses are equal, I throw out the ...
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Can voice chat be spied?

I wonder if voice chat (via public services like yahoo, google talk, skype, etc) is practically secure? Is it possible for the ISP or any middle point? I do not consider hacking the computers, but ...
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How to use RC4 securely

I want to encrypt my network communications with RC4. The reason for choosing RC4 is the simple implementation and speed. I need to have a pure Python implementation, because I cannot compile for my ...
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Using RSA with 3DES instead of plain 3DES. Does it make sense?

I have a large legacy code. Currently it is using 3DES encryption for a network based application. It encrypts data packets with a main key. This key is used to encrypt and decrypt (symmetrical). And ...
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What does Bluffdale mean for privacy?

I posted a question related to tracing webserver attacks over here and the responses got me google-ing. My understanding has always been that privacy is dead and that essentially there's always ...
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will all instrusion dectection will become host-based? [closed]

Will all intrusion detection become host-based once all network packets have been encrypted?
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Is SSL session based only? Is there a (formal) definition of an SSL connection?

In various docs on SSL there is a mention of connection. But from the context I am not sure if this means the underlying TCP connection or the SSL connection. I am thinking that there is no SSL ...
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How can wireless router password encrypts data using WEP and WPA

How does the password that we enter (to connect to a wireless network) encrypt the data on the wireless network? Through my reading I am not sure if the password that we enter is the same as the ...
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Securing data transfer between public network and personal accounts

I would be traveling soon and I am looking for all kinds of ways to encrypt the data transfer (usernames, passwords, emails ...) between the new networks to which I will connect my Laptop, that is ...
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sniffing/recording GSM 3G signals

Is it possible to sniff or record and process GSM 3G signals (from some reciever) given that there is no other signals interrupting etc (the most comfortable conditions) Update (with some supporting ...
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Secure PXE network OS installation

How can one make sure that when PXE is being used to boot a remote operating system, that the data being sent is encrypted (or at the very least that integrity is maintained)? Would it be possible to ...
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Are powerline ethernet adapters inherently secure?

I have 2 Zyxel PLA407 powerline adapters. Router is downstairs connected to one adapter, other adapter is upstairs about 30 feet away connected to a desktop. I have a house, not an apartment or ...
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How do I ensure data encryption on Samba transmission on *NIX systems?

I have a heterogeneous system (both MS and *nix) that communicates with CIFS/SMB. How can I ensure proper data encryption at the application layer?
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How are mobile telephony networks like LTE and HSPA encrypted?

How are mobile telephony networks like LTE (4G) and HSPA (3G) encrypted? between what parts is the communication encrypted? who has access to the keys? is symmetric or asymmetric encryption used? is ...
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Which is the easiest secure file transport protocol to implement (SFTP, FTPS, HTTPS, FTP over SSH, FTP over IPsec)

I have to select a secure file transfer protocol, to be implemented in a pre-boot system. I have access to libraries with the basic network functionalities (IP, TCP, UDP, etc...). I might also have ...
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How to properly encrypt a communication channel between a client and a server (without SSL)?

I have a poor knowledge in the world of cryptography, I'm just starting to learn it so I'm a newbie :) As a project for getting into the field of cryptography I want to write a client\server program ...
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Encryption on mobile phone - myth?

Well, about six months ago I had pleasure to meet Harald Welte and when he talked about m-banking (banking via smartphones) he said that the most people thing it's safe while, in fact, mobile ...
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Native rsync protocol security

Is the native rsync protocol (port 873) secure? Does it encrypt data or credentials? I'm planning on using rsync to store encrypted files in the cloud, I'm wondering whatever the password is ...
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Which private-key encryption should I use for server to server communication?

I am tempted to write my own which covers: Checksum to ensure data is not tampered with. Long and multiple rotating keys so that it is (practically) impossible to decrypt. Will use /dev/random for ...
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How do you Secure VOIP in a large organization

As part of a large organization looking to implement VoIP, to get on the bandwagon of savings and converged network focus, I'm being asked to look at the security concerns to develop a policy to help ...
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What is the value of encrypting a payload when it will be transferred over sftp anyway?

We have a integration arrangement to send content across the internet and the agreed protocol encrypts then sends it via sftp. What possible reason coould there be to encrypt the content twice? I ...
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How to find out if a connection encrypted?

I'm sniffing a connection that uses ICEP (ZeroC ICE Protocol), and its packet bodies compressed using BZ2 (GNU BZip 2) algorithm. I want to find out whether packets encrypted, or not. ICEP can use ...
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Multiple VPN clients in parallel

If I were to run more than one VPN clients on my machine, simultaneously, what risks would be involved? E.g. are there technical conflicts, such that it wouldn't work right? Could there be ...
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How to secure a WiFi network?

What do I have to do to secure a WiFi network? Is there any best practices? I have been recommended to use WPA2 encryption on the router, is that enough? What can I do to improve the security even ...
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IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) facts

Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) is a successor of the ISO standard Network Layer Security Protocol (NLSP). What are the advantages, disadvantages, other interesting facts regarding the protocol?