Information Security
Thomas Pornin
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Cryptographer, programmer in several languages (C, Java, several assemblies, Pascal, Forth...). I also have a life.

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Why do people post questions on here they can easily google an answer for?
Feb 4 '16
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I hereby declare the 22nd of September each year to be Bear Day!
Sep 23 '13
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Request for comment: Stack Overflow is hiring a Director of Information Security
Feb 19 '18
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Clarify our stance on black hat questions
Aug 11 '12
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Is Security.SE only for professionals?
Apr 19 '15
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Should we change our name to “Information Security” or “Security”?
Aug 23 '13
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Should we allow malware authors to weigh in on questions?
Apr 19 '16
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Should answers contain images which add nothing to the answer?
Mar 16 '16
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Is This Password Scheme Secure anti pattern/canonical question?
Jun 7 '16
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Requests for Question of The Week blog posts
Nov 27 '12
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How to securely hash passwords?
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How does SSL/TLS work?
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Do any security experts recommend bcrypt for password storage?
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CRIME - How to beat the BEAST successor?
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What's the difference between SSL, TLS, and HTTPS?

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