Gilles

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Moderator♦ pro tempore on French Language and Usage and Computer Science. I'm also a unix amateur, and a developer with a computer science background and security leanings by trade.

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How does hashing work?

apr 6 at 21:54

Why is writing zeros (or random data) over a hard drive multiple times better than just doing it once?

jan 8 '12 at 1:24

Is salting a hash really as secure as common knowledge implies?

may 8 at 12:44

Can a .sh file be malware?

jun 2 '12 at 22:06

Why is it possible to sniff an HTTPS / SSL request?

sep 1 at 14:21

Should passwords be revealed in error message?

may 29 '12 at 21:56

Why aren't application downloads routinely done over HTTPS?

aug 18 at 23:49

Why is using salt more secure?

apr 21 '12 at 20:36

Are there actually any advantages to Android full-disk encryption?

jan 9 '12 at 22:22

Can Android phone running without SIM card be tracked (localized) by police?

feb 13 at 22:02

Why Say IP Addresses Are Harmless?

jan 15 at 21:55

Why don't computers check whether there are memory contents in some memory space?

sep 1 at 13:21

Confusion: Why isn't a passhrase encrypted SSH key two factor auth?

aug 21 at 17:05

SSL with GET and POST

mar 8 '12 at 19:48

Is there any good reason not to salt/hash passwords you store?

may 30 at 22:20

Is making a clean install enough to remove potential malware?

sep 16 '11 at 11:50

What prevents this exploit from working (unix SUID)?

dec 31 '10 at 0:26

How to safely synchronize time over Internet?

nov 27 at 22:12

Would suggesting a random passphrase during sign-up hurt overall security?

sep 25 '11 at 17:51

Is a rand from glibc's rand secure for a login key?

jul 1 '11 at 13:25

environment variable accessibility in Linux

apr 20 '12 at 22:22

can I identify the origin computer for a program?

nov 23 '11 at 23:08

Running proprietary software on Linux safely

aug 12 '11 at 22:26

Is finding vulnerabilities in the major browsers easy or not?

aug 8 '11 at 17:51

Viruses on video cards?

jul 20 '11 at 19:38

Implications of securing data in RAM

jul 3 '12 at 18:02

sniffed packets , is there a way to put together the file?

dec 6 '11 at 12:46

Is user password in ubuntu 13.04 in plain text?

jun 5 at 8:37

Software security V.S Hardware security

mar 24 at 20:15

Does password protecting an archived file actually encrypt it?

aug 8 at 9:49