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How do unzip programs check if the password is correct?

answered Apr 21, 2020 at 3:42

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How to investigate an unknown 1.5GB file named "sudo" in my Linux home directory?

answered Aug 29, 2019 at 3:05

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Permanently erasing a file

answered Apr 20, 2020 at 4:32

16 votes

Strongest file encryption available

answered Jun 19, 2020 at 7:35

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Trojan "Win32/Tnega!MSR" found by Windows Defender - aliases used by other antiviruses?

answered Feb 5, 2021 at 9:10

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Difference between SSH-keys and password-based authentication

answered Feb 4, 2022 at 18:45

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How likely is a collision using MD5 compared to SHA256 (for checking file integrity)?

answered Feb 14, 2019 at 20:23

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CVE-2018-10933 - Bypass SSH Authentication - libssh vulnerability

answered Oct 16, 2018 at 18:44

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Security of hashing and encryption algorithms for 30 years

answered Dec 8, 2021 at 17:49

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Can there be a virus that uninstall itself?

answered Mar 5, 2021 at 4:50

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How can salted passwords work if you don't "keep the salts in the system"?

answered Apr 30, 2021 at 18:49

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Can your internet provider monitor your data (passwords, etc?)

answered Jan 3, 2021 at 23:26

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Is encryption in transit distinct from end-to-end encryption?

answered Feb 24, 2022 at 19:37

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How do I decrypt a .dmg image if I know details about the password?

answered Jun 11, 2019 at 2:21

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Encrypt folder on Linux that can only be decrypted on that specific OS and device

answered Oct 25, 2019 at 15:42

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Alternatives to cryptographic signatures

answered Dec 2, 2019 at 19:36

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Determining the entropy of a string if each character has a slight bias

answered May 24, 2019 at 2:11

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Is there any risk from attempting ssh authentication to a rogue server?

answered Sep 6, 2018 at 18:05

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Is this code vulnerable to Reflected XSS?

answered Sep 10, 2018 at 16:19

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Selling HDD - wiping

answered Mar 10, 2015 at 1:49

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Replacing cached domain credentials in SECURITY hive

answered May 9, 2018 at 20:40

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Will data be seen if an insecure packet is sent to an offline server?

answered Oct 20, 2017 at 0:12

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How browsers know which TLS handshake to use (1.2 vs. 1.3)

answered Apr 12, 2022 at 20:30

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Is this 36 character long string a hash

answered May 16, 2022 at 19:52

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When I sign a git commit, what is my signature actually based on?

answered Jan 15, 2021 at 4:42

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Static detection of PE

answered May 10, 2020 at 4:10

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Cryptographic hash function vs. non-cryptographic hash function examples and compare

answered Aug 4, 2019 at 19:47

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How insecure is FTP?

answered Aug 19, 2018 at 20:35

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Most reduced types of DoS attacks

answered Sep 18, 2018 at 18:34

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SHA256 Encrypting with Value

answered Aug 29, 2018 at 0:58

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How do unzip programs check if the password is correct?

How to investigate an unknown 1.5GB file named "sudo" in my Linux home directory?

Permanently erasing a file

Strongest file encryption available

Trojan "Win32/Tnega!MSR" found by Windows Defender - aliases used by other antiviruses?

Difference between SSH-keys and password-based authentication

How likely is a collision using MD5 compared to SHA256 (for checking file integrity)?

CVE-2018-10933 - Bypass SSH Authentication - libssh vulnerability

Security of hashing and encryption algorithms for 30 years

Can there be a virus that uninstall itself?

How can salted passwords work if you don't "keep the salts in the system"?

Can your internet provider monitor your data (passwords, etc?)

Is encryption in transit distinct from end-to-end encryption?

How do I decrypt a .dmg image if I know details about the password?

Encrypt folder on Linux that can only be decrypted on that specific OS and device

Alternatives to cryptographic signatures

Determining the entropy of a string if each character has a slight bias

Is there any risk from attempting ssh authentication to a rogue server?

Is this code vulnerable to Reflected XSS?

Selling HDD - wiping

Replacing cached domain credentials in SECURITY hive

Will data be seen if an insecure packet is sent to an offline server?

How browsers know which TLS handshake to use (1.2 vs. 1.3)

Is this 36 character long string a hash

When I sign a git commit, what is my signature actually based on?

Static detection of PE

Cryptographic hash function vs. non-cryptographic hash function examples and compare

How insecure is FTP?

Most reduced types of DoS attacks

SHA256 Encrypting with Value