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In the field of computer technology, some topics are so frequently and fiercely disputed that they almost resemble religious feuds — Mac vs. PC, for instance, or open source vs. proprietary software.

You may have seen some VPN providers boasting about using AES-256 encryption, but it’s not immediately apparent what this ...

Every time you send a text, pay for groceries with your phone, or use your health site, you are relying on encryption.

In the last section we discussed the potential for optimizing algorithms, which can be done, but sometimes may not result in the type of performance required. As was mentioned, you can always move the ...

Members can download this article in PDF format. In the last two articles, we covered the basic concepts and two basic types of cryptography. In this article, we will look at specific implementation ...