Collaborate Disseminate
The example I’m specifically thinking of is:
ssh -T git@github.com verify
Looking at the docs (man ssh) I can see that -T is the flag to “Disable pseudo-terminal allocation”, but what implications does that actually have o… Continue reading What exactly does `ssh -T user@domain verify` do?
I think I already know the answer to this question, but I thought I’d ask the experts anyway.
A few months back, I created a password-protected 7-Zip archive which housed the source code of a simple program I was writing at … Continue reading Forgot password to 7-Zip archive
Let us assume that I have two computers:
client
server
Now, in the server computer, I set up a legacy ASMX web service which will going to be used by the client. Before the client can connect to to the web service, however, I want him … Continue reading Creation and deployment of self-signed certificates for a two-machine scenario
Let us say that I send an email using Yahoo Mail or GMail. Can this email be intercepted using a packet sniffer?
On which port does the email travel? HTTP, SMTP, POP3?
Continue reading What are the ports used by Online Email Accounts such as Yahoo Mail, Gmail, etc.?
I understand the difference between MAC (eg. hmac_sha256, etc.) and Symmetrical Encryption (eg. rc4, etc.), but my question is what advantage does MAC solve that using encryption doesn’t?
I know that MAC is used to verify that the message… Continue reading MAC vs Encryption
I am currently taking a Principles of Information Security class. While talking about different encryption methods, a large number of my classmates seem to believe that Asymmetric Encryption is better (more secure) than Symmetric Encryptio… Continue reading Asymmetric vs Symmetric Encryption