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16 Jan 2023 1 minute read 2 comments Great White Snark
Asymmetric encryption requires at least two entities (usually people) to exchange encrypted messages. It also requires each of those entities to have two keys: a public key, which is shared a private key, which is kept secret Here's how it works, i...
13 Jan 2023 3 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark
Writing poetry is an art form that takes practice. Accordingly, we aren't much good at it when we start out. The rhyme and rhythm might be stilted or otherwise off. It may be a bit flat and lacking finesse. What is required is not just insight and in...
28 Dec 2022 10 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark
In Part one, I covered some terminology and the different categories of ciphers. In Part two, I covered hashes (used in a large part of the modern Web, including blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies). In Part three, I covered the various ways t...
23 Dec 2022 4 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark
In part one, I covered some terminology and the different categories of ciphers. In part two, I covered hashes (used in a large part of the modern Web, including blockchain technology and cryptocurrencies). This part covers breaking/cracking ciphers,...
20 Dec 2022 4 minute read 4 comments Great White Snark
In part one, I covered some terminology and the different categories of ciphers. This part part picks up where that left off. The Basics (Continued) Part one got quite lengthy (as this part no doubt will) without completely covering the basics of cry...
19 Dec 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark
I know a little about cryptography and related practices (encryption & decryption, hashing, encoding & decoding). However, my knowledge is limited to how to use certain libraries in certain programming languages (AES in PHP and JavaScript, Bouncy Cas...
16 Dec 2022 2 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark
One of the things that I have wanted to do for a long time (since high school, when I saw one of the other students making a simple side-scroller during lunch breaks), either as a hobby or professionally, is game development. It's why I took a two-ye...
28 Nov 2022 7 minute read 0 comments Great White Snark
Since the client for whom I was working has put my project on hold until further notice (the bloody Yanks), I am once again unemployed and will have time hanging heavy on my hands (at least until January, if not later). I have decided to pursue the g...
22 Nov 2022 1 minute read 2 comments Great White Snark
Contrary to popular belief, Lewis Carol didn't actually write that quote, although it is often attributed to him, starting about fifty years after his death. What he did write has a similar meaning, though. The first known/recorded use is as a common...
18 Nov 2022 3 minute read 14 comments Great White Snark
Not all people are able/willing to view images or other graphical multimedia content in their Web browsers. For instance, I have a slow Internet connection at home and I've configured various plugins to block content from sites such as Daily Motion,...
