As the first major tech company to comply with government demands for encrypted data, Microsoft sets a dangerous precedent.

When that break occurs, the mathematics behind the code moves instantly. Organizations, however, do not move so fast.

Microsoft may give your encryption key to law enforcement upon valid request - here's how to keep it safe ...

Public and private key cryptography is a powerful solution. The former (asymmetric cryptography) involves a pair of keys that ...

In the context of cryptography, a public key is an alphanumeric string that serves as an essential component of asymmetric encryption algorithms. It is typically derived from a private key, which must ...

Cryptographic key exchange protocols are fundamental to secure digital communications, enabling two or more parties to establish a shared secret over an insecure channel. This field combines advanced ...

Microsoft was asked last year to give the FBI access to the encryption keys used by BitLocker to protect data on three laptops. The company complied and warned that it receives around 20 similar ...

Reports began surfacing in October that Chinese researchers used a quantum computer to crack military-grade AES 256-bit encryption. Those reports turned out to be wrong, but that did little to dampen ...