Tag Archives: Passwords

Passwords revisited

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Jacco

After having generated pre-shared secret keys for IPsec VPNs, as recommended by the NSA, I wondered how “secure” the keys themselves actually were. The NSA specifically mentions the use of “large, high entropy, pre-shared keys”. Quite some time ago I … Continue reading →

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Tinkering with file encryption

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Jacco

Storing files overseas or “in the cloud” has become somewhat of an issue lately with spying activities of various nations. I think we’ve just seen the top of the iceberg, but at the same time I hope I’m wrong. In … Continue reading →

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Brute force attacks from A to Z – part I

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Jacco

After reading and watching some very interesting views on the use of strong passwords, I must say that I don’t think we will ever be able to do without passwords. They’re here to stay. I’ll bet that the average person … Continue reading →

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