Linux 6.1 Continues Improving The RNG & Crypto Code
The random number generator "RNG" and crypto subsystem pull requests have already been submitted for the Linux 6.1 merge window.
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The random number generator "RNG" and crypto subsystem pull requests have already been submitted for the Linux 6.1 merge window.
WireGuard and OpenVPN keep you safe online, but which is best?
CRYPTO-GRAM is a free monthly newsletter providing summaries, analyses, insights, and commentaries on computer security and cryptography. In this issue, Random Notes on the SQL Slammer, The Importance of Authentication, and a nice analysis of Matt Blaze's door locks attack in Locks and Full Disclosure. "I'd rather have as much information as I can to make an informed decision about security. I'd rather have the information I need to pressure vendors to improve security. I don't want to live in a world where locksmiths can sell me a master key system that they know doesn't work or where the government can implement security measures without accountability.". . .
Hearing "open-source", "PSP", and "security" all together got me excited with my initial reaction thinking it was about AMD's Platform Security Processor (PSP) albeit that's not the case here. Google's PSP is the "PSP Security Protocol" and is designed for dealing with cryptographic hardware offloading at data center scale and used by Google already in production.
Lots of people “run Linux” without really knowing or caring – many home routers, navigational aids, webcams and other IoT devices are based on it; the majority of the world’s mobile phones run a Linux-derived variant called Android; and many, if not most, of the ready-to-go cloud services out there rely on Linux to host your content.
The OpenSSL team has released version 3.0 of its secure communications library after a lengthy gestation period. What have we learned during that time? Quite a bit, it appears.