Managing digital certificates still a challenge, automation lagging

Managing digital certificates, especially expirations and renewals, continues to be a challenging process for businesses of all sizes, a study of over 300 IT professionals in the U.S. and the UK conducted by Opinium reveals. There is also a great deal … Continue reading Managing digital certificates still a challenge, automation lagging

How does validating the PGP signature of a downloaded executable against the publisher’s public key show that the binary has not been tampered with?

Websites that host downloadable executables often provide measures to confirm the integrity of the data that is available to download. Such measures include:

Hosting the website under HTTPS;
Providing the SHA-256 sum of the downloaded bin… Continue reading How does validating the PGP signature of a downloaded executable against the publisher’s public key show that the binary has not been tampered with?

Web Browser Certificate Enrollment (CSR Generation) and Certificate Download to Smartcard or USB Token

I am developing Web Application for Certifying Authority as a part of which, I need to generate asymmetric key pair – Private Key and Public Key in user’s smartcard through browser, create Certificate Signing Request (CSR) and send CSR to … Continue reading Web Browser Certificate Enrollment (CSR Generation) and Certificate Download to Smartcard or USB Token

Is it feasible to calculate an HMAC-SHA512/256 MAC from an environment that only supports HMAC-SHA512?

I need to verify a MAC for something signed with HMAC-SHA512/256, however, the language I’m using (Salesforce’s Apex language) doesn’t have support for that algorithm. It does have HMAC-SHA512 and HMAC-SHA256 though – is there a way to tra… Continue reading Is it feasible to calculate an HMAC-SHA512/256 MAC from an environment that only supports HMAC-SHA512?

Digital signature market to grow steadily by 2030

Due to the burgeoning requirement for smooth digital transaction management and user authentication, the demand for digital signatures is rising rapidly. Moreover, the increasing acceptance of online transactions and payment procedures, and surging dig… Continue reading Digital signature market to grow steadily by 2030