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What is the difference between authorized_keys and known_hosts file for SSH?

answered Sep 26, 2012 at 12:36

185 votes

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How and when do I use HMAC?

answered Sep 18, 2012 at 1:01

115 votes

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

answered Jan 8, 2012 at 1:24

115 votes

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How does hashing work?

answered Apr 6, 2013 at 21:54

113 votes

How would a resourceful government block Tor?

answered Dec 7, 2015 at 20:35

103 votes

Old OS memory space protection - was it really that bad?

answered Dec 8, 2015 at 13:17

103 votes

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Why do we still use keys to start cars? why not passwords?

answered Aug 20, 2015 at 14:21

92 votes

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environment variable accessibility in Linux

answered Apr 20, 2012 at 22:22

66 votes

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Why is SUID disabled for shell scripts but not for binaries?

answered Sep 20, 2018 at 20:10

63 votes

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

answered Sep 1, 2012 at 14:21

62 votes

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Why aren't application downloads routinely done over HTTPS?

answered Aug 18, 2012 at 23:49

57 votes

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Do you rather trust a widely adopted algorithm or an underdog if they're cryptoanalytically on a level playingfield?

answered Feb 26, 2021 at 11:20

57 votes

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Is LUKS still an effective option for consumer FDE considering Elcomsoft can break it?

answered Jun 8, 2021 at 18:34

55 votes

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Why is using salt more secure?

answered Apr 21, 2012 at 20:36

55 votes

Is it possible to "fake" being connected to a router?

answered Apr 27, 2017 at 0:56

49 votes

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How does Android L achieve strong encryption with a low entropy passphrase?

answered Mar 3, 2015 at 13:11

49 votes

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How secure is NOPASSWD in passwordless sudo mode?

answered Nov 19, 2013 at 16:22

48 votes

Why Say IP Addresses Are Harmless?

answered Jan 15, 2013 at 21:55

47 votes

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

answered Jan 9, 2012 at 22:22

47 votes

Encryption - should I be using RSA or AES?

answered Jan 23, 2012 at 17:43

44 votes

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Pseudorandom vs. True Random

answered Dec 24, 2021 at 17:29

43 votes

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Security Concerns with X11 Forwarding

answered May 9, 2012 at 21:00

43 votes

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Is the concept of Authenticated Anonymity possible?

answered Jan 1, 2014 at 17:13

42 votes

What does ENV (“_”) do for anti-debugging?

answered Jun 20, 2018 at 6:22

41 votes

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Can a .sh file be malware?

answered Jun 2, 2012 at 22:06

41 votes

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Java SecureRandom doesn't block? How?

answered Aug 14, 2013 at 19:02

37 votes

SHA & MD5 Collisions for shorter strings

answered Mar 9, 2021 at 1:12

33 votes

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

answered May 8, 2013 at 12:44

32 votes

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

answered Feb 13, 2013 at 22:02

31 votes

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Does password protecting an archived file actually encrypt it?

answered Aug 8, 2012 at 9:49

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