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WireGuard vs. OpenVPN: Which VPN Protocol Is Best for You?

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WireGuard and OpenVPN keep you safe online, but which is best?

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Oct 09, 2022

Google Makes Public Their Open-Source PSP Security Protocol

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.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
May 22, 2022

Serious Security: Linux full-disk encryption bug fixed – patch now!

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.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jan 17, 2022

3 years, 17 alphas, 2 betas, and over 7,500 commits later, OpenSSL version 3 is here

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.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 09, 2021

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Improve The CrowdSec Multi-Server Installation With HTTPS Between Agents

Learn how to improve the security of the CrowdSec multi-server installation with HTTPS between agents.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 01, 2021

The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide: Crypto

To handle cryptography, the Linux kernel has its own API enabling common methods of encryption, decryption and your favourite hash functions! Learn about the use of hash functions and symmetric key encryption in the Linux kernel in the Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 16, 2021

Serious Security: OpenSSL fixes two high-severity crypto bugs

OpenSSL has patched two high-severity crypto bugs. Upgrade now!

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 29, 2021

SSH Attack Vector: Dormant & Forgotten Keys

SSH keys play a critical role in server and network security, yet are too often overlooked by admins, IT professionals and security teams.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 16, 2020

The What, Why & How of SSH Protocol

"Modern challenges require modern security approaches." Enterprises must transition to using passwordless solutions in order to protect against emerging threats – which is where SSH key-based authentication comes in handy. Learn about the SSH protocol in this comprehensive article.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 11, 2020

The Case Against Full-Disk Encryption

Are you using full-disk encryption to protect your data? If so, you may want to reconsider after reading this article.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 27, 2020

Cartesi Launches 'Descartes' SDK Portal - Future of DApps

Cartesi has announced the launch of their Descartes SDK Documentation portal, which represents a leap forward for the Cartesi team in fulfilling their ambition in bridging the world of Linux open-sourced software with the inherent security benefits of blockchain technology.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 02, 2020

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6 ways HTTP/3 benefits security (and 7 serious concerns)

HTTP/3 brings improved performance and reliability, as well as various security and privacy benefits - but there are some serious concerns that need to be considered.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 29, 2020

IBM releases toolkit aimed at keeping data encrypted even while in use

IBM's new toolkit, which will soon be available for Linux, aims to give developers easier access to fully homomorphic encryption, a technology that protects sensitive data by allowing for computation and analysis of data while keeping it encrypted.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jun 08, 2020

Wireguard – the open-source answer to VPN shortfalls?

Could Wireguard be the open-source answer to VPN shortfalls? Find out in this article.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 22, 2020

WireGuard VPN makes it to 1.0.0—and into the next Linux kernel

WireGuard has finally made it into the mainline Linux kernel - meaning Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) builds will no longer be necessary, making routine kernel upgrades significantly faster!

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 06, 2020

COVID-19 forces browser makers to continue supporting TLS 1.0

COVID-19 is forcing browser makers including Google and Mozilla to continue supporting the TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 protocols.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Apr 02, 2020

IPFire Firewall Using Cryptography To Secure Linux Kernel Against RootKit

Have you heard about IPFire's new method of cryptographic kernel rootkit protection? IPFire is an open-source software that protects the network from external attacks and prevents intrusion.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 18, 2020

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Let's Encrypt Revoking 3 Million TLS Certificates Issued Incorrectly Due to a Bug

The most popular free certificate signing authority Let's Encrypt is going to revoke more than 3 million TLS certificates within the next 24 hours that may have been issued wrongfully due to a bug in its Certificate Authority software.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Mar 04, 2020

Let's Encrypt Has Issued a Billion Certificates

We issued our billionth certificate on February 27, 2020. We’re going to use this big round number as an opportunity to reflect on what has changed for us, and for the Internet, leading up to this event. In particular, we want to talk about what has happened since the last time we talked about a big round number of certificates -one hundred million.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 28, 2020

U.S. Officials Say Huawei Can Covertly Access Telecom Networks

Huawei can covertly access mobile networks through back doors meant for law enforcement, the U.S. has told allies in a bid to show that the firm poses a security threat.

LinuxSecurity.com Team
Feb 12, 2020

Abyss Locker Ransomware Targets Linux & Windows Users

Linux Foundation Joins Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance

New Decryption Key Available for Babuk Tortilla Ransomware Victims