The RSA algorithm is a feast of genius that combines theoretical math and practical coding into working asymmetric cryptography. Here’s how it works.

Senior executives must recognize that embedded encryption's long-neglected fragility poses a systemic risk to enterprise ...

RSA Security Inc. unexpectedly released the widely used RSA public-key encryption algorithm into the public domain ahead of this week's expiration of the patent on the algorithm -- a move that's ...

[Part 1 of this article begins with a review of various application security level categories and a look at hash algorithms as a basic level of security. Part 2 covers the basics for optimizing ...

Quantum computing is widely believed to be a revolutionary new technology. In fact, it is a double-edged sword. If efficient ...

When this era of quantum computing arrives, we will reach the point where post-quantum cryptography (PCQ) becomes essential.

Chinese researchers claim quantum technology is reaching a point where a quantum device will soon be able to crack RSA 2048 public key encryption.

RSA authentication is a popular encryption method used in media players, laptop computers, smartphones, servers and other devices.

A so-called trapdoor function typically lies at the heart of modern encryption algorithms. Trapdoor functions are mathematical operations that are easy to perform in the forward direction but much ...