Security assessment and evaluation of VPNs: a comprehensive survey
The use of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) has witnessed an outstanding rise as they aim to
provide confidentiality and anonymity to communication. Despite this enormous and …
provide confidentiality and anonymity to communication. Despite this enormous and …
Quantum generators of random numbers
MM Jacak, P Jóźwiak, J Niemczuk, JE Jacak - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Generation of random numbers is a central problem for many applications in the field of
information processing, including, eg, cryptography, in classical and quantum regime, but …
information processing, including, eg, cryptography, in classical and quantum regime, but …
Pseudorandom black swans: Cache attacks on CTR_DRBG
Modern cryptography requires the ability to securely generate pseudorandom numbers.
However, despite decades of work on side-channel attacks, there is little discussion of their …
However, despite decades of work on side-channel attacks, there is little discussion of their …
sec-certs: Examining the security certification practice for better vulnerability mitigation
Products certified under security certification frameworks such as Common Criteria undergo
significant scrutiny during the costly certification process. Yet, critical vulnerabilities …
significant scrutiny during the costly certification process. Yet, critical vulnerabilities …
Randomness concerns when deploying differential privacy
SL Garfinkel, P Leclerc - Proceedings of the 19th Workshop on Privacy in …, 2020 - dl.acm.org
The US Census Bureau is using differential privacy (DP) to protect confidential respondent
data collected for the 2020 Decennial Census of Population & Housing. The Census …
data collected for the 2020 Decennial Census of Population & Housing. The Census …
On the unbearable lightness of FIPS 140–2 randomness tests
D Hurley-Smith, C Patsakis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Random number generation is critical to many applications. Gaming, gambling, and
particularly cryptography all require random numbers that are uniform and unpredictable …
particularly cryptography all require random numbers that are uniform and unpredictable …
Client-side vulnerabilities in commercial vpns
Internet users increasingly rely on commercial virtual private network (VPN) services to
protect their security and privacy. The VPN services route the client's traffic over an …
protect their security and privacy. The VPN services route the client's traffic over an …
RSA, DH, and DSA in the Wild
N Heninger - Cryptology ePrint Archive, 2022 - eprint.iacr.org
RSA, DH and DSA in the Wild Page 1 RSA, DH and DSA in the Wild∗ Nadia Heninger University
of California, San Diego, USA 1 Introduction The previous chapters discussed breaking …
of California, San Diego, USA 1 Introduction The previous chapters discussed breaking …
On the possibility of a backdoor in the Micali-Schnorr generator
H Davis, MD Green, N Heninger, K Ryan… - … Conference on Public …, 2024 - Springer
In this paper, we study both the implications and potential impact of backdoored parameters
for two RSA-based pseudorandom number generators: the ISO-standardized Micali-Schnorr …
for two RSA-based pseudorandom number generators: the ISO-standardized Micali-Schnorr …
ZMap performance in open DNS resolver discovery
L Chang, K Lu, C Li, Z Zhang - 2022 2nd Asia-Pacific …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
ZMap is a famous host discovery tool. Since open DNS resolvers (ODNSes) are a specific
concern host, ZMap is also widely used to discover ODNSes. This study investigates …
concern host, ZMap is also widely used to discover ODNSes. This study investigates …