All web users know about HTTPS but what exactly is it?
Showing posts with label key. Show all posts
Showing posts with label key. Show all posts
Thursday, 27 December 2012
So what is HTTPS?
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banking,
browser,
certificates,
Clifford Cox,
decryption,
encryption,
frilly,
GCHQ,
HTTP,
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key,
knickers,
Man-in-the-Middle,
MITM,
security,
security on internet,
shopping,
SSL,
web,
wireshark
Monday, 17 December 2012
The Importance of Passwords
Imagine what the world would be like if all the keys and locks were the same?
It would mean that you wouldn't need to remember which key goes where - you just pick up one key and can use it to lock-up your own house, visit granny without waking her up, surprise a few friends by calling in unannounced and look after the neighbour's cat while their on holiday. But there is a problem!
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