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how message authentication code share keys?

How are secret keys shared between receiver and sender, especially when we want to have confidentiality that sender and receiver are using two keys, one for MAC algorithm and one for encryption and ...
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Authentication as CIA triad

As we all know, information security principles are stated as CIA triad, i.e., confidentiality, integrity, and availability. I wonder why authentication is not a part of CIA triad as being an ...
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What security operations provide confidentiality, integrity and authentication?

I'm a newbie in security. I read a lot (recently read this book), and now asking question just to be sure if I understood everything. Here are my questions (or assumptions), which of them are correct?...
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What does it mean to have authentication without confidentiality or authentication without encryption?

I came across these functions m+EeA(H(m)) (for authentication without confidentiality) and m+H(m+k) (for authentication without encryption) and I'm having a bit of a difficult time understanding them. ...
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Can TLS provide integrity/authentication without confidentiality

It was a bit surprising that Wikipedia has switched to TLS because we all know it's public information available to anyone, but I suppose that the real purpose for that is to provide authentication/...
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System for Mutual authenticaion and confidentiality

I am looking for a protocol where there needs to be mutual authentication between client and server. For example server should connect to a particular client only. That is client should authenticate ...
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storing the third party credentials in the database/some secure place

This question is about storing the third party credentials in the database/some secure place so that it can not be accessed by only authorized user. Our system connect to the third party system using ...
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Is there a digital "safety deposit box" equivalent?

Digital safety deposit boxes: do they exist? if yes, are (any|they) trustworthy? There are many bricks and mortar financial institutions where one can rent a locked box in a locked room and be ...
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