Tag Archives: encryption

The carrot and the stick

Posted on April 27, 2018 by DocDock

Google pushes web towards more security It isn’t really news any longer, Google is pushing to secure the web.  Just like any parent they have decided that the carrot isn’t working out quite as planned and now they are using … Continue reading →

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creation of a more responsible padlock

Posted on October 16, 2017 by DocDock

I have been cleaning up my flat in preparation for the move when I ran across a few small TSA locks.  Sure I have used them when traveling to and from the United States but it certainly seemed to be … Continue reading →

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safe computing – weak case for weakening encryption

Posted on June 27, 2017 by DocDock

You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. William J. H. Boetcker This quote has been often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln.  This is actually a very relevant thought with the respect to economics.  Indeed you cannot improve everybody’s lot … Continue reading →

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command line fun – more fun with sftp

Posted on April 28, 2016 by DocDock

A few days back we needed to copy some files around in the production environment and the task was given to me.  It was one of those rather simple tasks as in the email was some examples from a colleague … Continue reading →

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command line fun – transferring data with sftp

Posted on April 11, 2016 by DocDock

I must admit that I misunderstood the task when I first saw it.  The vendor had changed how they provide the data.  We will no longer be able to retrieve the data using ftp – the data should be picked … Continue reading →

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securing your computer – veraCrypt

Posted on January 20, 2016 by DocDock

In a previous article I described how you can use ecryptfs to secure your partition on your computer.  It was a cool solution that but it was only available on Linux and all of the setup was done from the … Continue reading →

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New York gunning to eliminate smart phone sales?

Posted on January 14, 2016 by DocDock

It seems that the fine legislators from the great state of New York feel that smart phone sales in the state have been just a bit too robust.  Well, that is my analysis based on reading the proposed bill. The … Continue reading →

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encryption in politics and just not getting it

Posted on December 30, 2015 by DocDock

Before I get started, I think that all the politicians from both sides of the aisle are perhaps only briefed on one side of any issue before they get out in public to talk about it.  The side of the … Continue reading →

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securing your computer – eCryptfs

Posted on December 13, 2015 by DocDock

There are a lot of possible options for securing your computer using encryption.  Perhaps the easiest way to secure your data would be to purchase a new laptop with support for a self encrypting disk drive.  Failing that, all the … Continue reading →

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