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  Evolution mail configuration with Hotmail on Ubuntu

Evolution mail now is the default Email client on Ubuntu. When we configure this mail client with Hotmail. The steps should be followed.   Step 1: Open Evolution mail through Applications->Internet->Evolution mail    Step 2: Goto Edit->Preferences   Step 3 : Click Add button or double click on the added mail account.   Step 4 : On the Identity tab, fill the Hotmail account you want to use.    Step 5 : On "Receiving email" Tab,      ...

   Ubuntu,Evolution mail,Hotmail,Configurat     2011-04-28 09:24:01

  How does CSDN dare to use plain text as password?

Recently, the China's largest Chinese IT community website named CSDN leaked its user's account information. Later today CSDN made an announcements to its users on their website. The announcement said that some user account information was leaked and the passwords of the accounts were stored as plain text in their database before 2009, and after 2009, they adopted an encryption algorithm to encrypt user password. They urged all users who registered the account before 2009 to change their passwor...

   Security,Information leak,CSDN,Plain text     2011-12-22 09:10:01

  Top 10 Tell Tale Signs Your Computer Has a Virus

The true genius of the 'computer' is its ability to make human lives easier. This is only achieved from the ability of running software such as word processing, number crunching with Excel or learning from the worlds largest source of knowledge, via web browsers. Today being connected to the internet is fundamental to leading a productive modern life. While internet is a boon it comes with its own share of problems. As internet users increase so does the instance of com...

   COMPUTER VIRUS, INTERNET SECURITY, DATA SECURITY, ANTIVIRUS, COMPUTER REPAIR     2017-03-19 21:05:12

  Difference between keystore and truststore

Security has become a vital concern in most of the online transactions nowadays. Lots of the world's most popular websites have adopted security protocols to transfer data, especially sensitive data. These security protocols including SSL/TLS which are using the private/public key exchange mechanism to establish secure connections.  The private/public key cryptography is a really important invention and it allows data to be transferred securely and solves the big problem of transferrin...

   KEYSTORE,TRUSTSTORE,SECURITY,SSL     2017-03-04 07:52:47

  25 worst passwords in 2012

Weak password is a serious security vulnerability, but the majority of network users still use some universal simple character sequences as the password. SplashData recently announced the world's worst password list in 2012.  "password","123456" and "12345678" are still at top places, while others have varying,  some new passwords like  "welcome" "Jesus" "ninja","mustang"and "password1 "are in the list. With the risk of password loss, SplashData CEO Morgan Slain said we hoped netw...

   Password,Security     2012-10-25 12:04:49

  Generate certificate in Java -- Self signed certificate

This is the first post in this series which I will show you how to generate SSL certificate in Java programmatically. Certificates are frequently used in SSL communication which requires the authentication of server to client. This is to make the client to trust that the server is actually the one it claims. Certificates are really important on the Internet. All HTTPS communications on the Internet need the server side to present their certificates signed by trusted CAs. The basic flow of a requ...

   Java,Certificate,X509     2014-07-30 07:42:18

  The Risks of Prioritizing Features Over Security in China's EV Industry

In recent years, China's electric vehicle (EV) industry has seen a surge in innovation and growth. Companies like BYD, NIO, XPeng, and Xiaomi have become household names, not just in China but globally. These companies have been at the forefront of integrating cutting-edge technology into their vehicles, often promoting new features such as autonomous driving, advanced infotainment systems, and seamless connectivity. However, this rapid pace of innovation has raised concerns about whether these...

   SECURITY,CHINA,EV CAR     2024-11-20 01:14:18

  How Java Application Developers Can Build Secure Internet Based Apps?

There are few compiled solution tested by experts to guide Java application development and maintenance team how they can start safe journey on Internet. Strong encryption, wise passwords, secure hardware are few of the tech tools that should be used by Java app development team to secure their Internet based apps.   The Internet is most amazing yet most risky platform where nobody knows either they are doing safe transaction on Internet or there is some dog watching out for data packets t...

   JAVA APPLICATION MAINTENANCE,JAVA APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT     2015-09-16 02:13:17

  Different types of keystore in Java -- PKCS11

PKCS11 keystore is designed for hardware storage modules（HSM）. It's an interface to talk to the HSMs. It doesn't actually store any keys but provide a set of classes to communicate with the underlying HSM. The actual keys and certificates are stored on the HSMs. The reason for storing the keys and materials is to ensure security and efficiency. Since the keys are on the HSMs, they are safe to be stolen. All encryption/decryption operations are performed on the HSMs as well, this incre...

   PKCS11,keystore,HSM,Java     2015-01-08 00:39:12

  A completely new approach to surveillance - should you be worried?

Paranoia is not necessarily a bad thing - assuming someone is really out there to get you. True or not, the paranoid have had issues they need to control explode as the internet developed, they also got specific tools to make their secrets (or their life, not everybody has a dark secret) more secure and under control. Unfortunately to them, and to the amazement of science and science fiction fans worldwide, a new way of obtaining secrets has appeared and it’s something very few expected. ...

   security     2014-08-11 05:41:58

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