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is https really secure about the first data packet transmitted?
I dont know much how it works, but i understand that the first packet transmitted is not encrypted otherwise how would my pc know how to encrypt sent and decrypt received data, right?
The first ...
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was emailed some attachments, is this html/css with odt.file suspicious?
The URL you provided does not appear to be a standard practice for legitimate SEO or hyperlink formatting. It is unusual for a hyperlink in an article to contain attributes like "?ui=2&ik=...
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Deploy encrypted password on Windows 10 without key
It is important to note that passwords are generally not encrypted (which implies a reversible function) but rather hashed (which is irreversible). As such, SecureString and its companion cmdlets ...
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Bash script header for virtual machine
Whether it works or not depends entirely on the initial interpreter. It's hacky, yes, but anything else would necessarily be a very OS-specific solution.
If Bash doesn't mind the script ending with ...
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is using passwordless wifi dangerous?
If I'm using public free wifi (in a supermarket) on my phone (android), is it dangerous in any way ? If I don't login anywhere, and those apps where I'm already logged in are using https (google, ...
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is using passwordless wifi dangerous?
The checkbox on the supermarket landing page is usually for
agreeing to obey the law and promising to be good.
It has no real meaning, except to protect the supermarket
from lawsuits.
HTTPS ...
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Can anyone with the passphrase decrypt a file encrypted with GnuPG plus the symmetric flag?
Would the situation change if I used a command such as
gpg --encrypt --symmetric instead?
Combining both options creates "a message that may be decrypted via a secret key or a passphrase" -...
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Can anyone with the passphrase decrypt a file encrypted with GnuPG plus the symmetric flag?
The passphrase is sufficient.
In the
answer by Andrey Tyukin
I found this example:
#!/bin/bash
echo "Some important content" > a.txt [ -f a.txt.gpg ] && rm a.txt.gpg
[ -f b.txt ]...
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How to reset an NTFS MFT for no tracks of deleted files names to be found there?
This Windows built-in does it nicely, though takes a while. Both MFT and drivespace on C:
CIPHER /W:C:
/W Removes data from available unused disk space on the entire
volume. If this ...
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How to config trust between two realms in one KDC?
The overall steps are the same. However, as each realm usually has a separate database, you need to make sure you're adding the principals to the correct database; i.e. you still need to add two ...
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How to best isolate computer in public LAN
Yes, you can use a NAT router to shield yourself, as described in the linked question. (This or may not be frowned upon by the network operators, not that they can reliably detect it.)
But you don’t ...
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How to remove security from a PDF file?
You may simply use iLovePDF's "Unlock PDF" tool :
access the website;
select and upload your file(s);
click "unlock PDF";
click dDownload unlocked PDFs";
voilà!
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How do you block uploads to webpages?
Blocking file uploads reliably nowadays is a difficult, if not an impossible task. In the era of HTTPS it is almost impossible to get your hands on unencrypted traffic you could analyze, which means ...
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How is Windows XP still vulnerable behind a NAT + firewall?
Let's assume that the following hold:
the box has either the embedded firewall or a third party software firewall installed that disallows all incoming access,
on the LAN router NAT is enabled, UPnP ...
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How is Windows XP still vulnerable behind a NAT + firewall?
Because anyone with access to a computer and youtube could eventually get an MSF console running and if directed at AutoPown it is game over...
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2015/07/15/the-new-...
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BitLocker: A valid USB key wasn't detected
If like me you have deleted OneDrive and you think you have lost the whole content of the Personal Vault.
If you think there is no way to access that E:\ drive partition which is probably a virtual ...
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How to configure a domain with a Windows 10 Machine in Virtualbox
First of all, is the domain you set up actually cherry.com?
IF so this is an existing domain been around since 95, and could be part of the problem. You would have to make sure no computer could ...
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Security issue with chinese macro keyboard and their drivers?
Return them or throw them away and purchase a from a trusted manufacturer.
Using non-trusted brands in a business production environment is extremely risky. You've already identified the risk. Do you ...
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