• Justin Troutman Blog

    Justin Troutman Blog
    "I'll have the pancakes, please." I'll need to see some I.D. first.

    The last place I expected to see a security issue was IHOP. Sure enough, though, this very thing happened in Quincy, Massachusetts. Here's the skinny. You walk […]

    Justin Troutman Posted On December 6, 2006 0

    Justin Troutman Blog
    The Hunt For Hash September.

    Immediately following this years CRYPTO conference in Santa Barbara, NIST held The Second Cryptographic Hash Workshop. From that link, you can access the papers and presentations from the workshop. […]

    Justin Troutman Posted On September 13, 2006 0

    Justin Troutman Blog
    Honeyota - if Winnie was a car thief.

    Minneapolis has this so-called "bait-car" program. Simply put, the police use nice rides as decoys to lure in car thieves. Concepts like this are certainly not new, but […]

    Justin Troutman Posted On September 4, 2006 0

    Justin Troutman Blog
    DataDot - protect your goods (or own someone else's!)

    Okay, so this isn't new, but I've been wanting to point out what I feel is an obvious security failure. Essentially, these "DataDots" are laser-etched dots, granular in size, […]

    Justin Troutman Posted On August 1, 2006 0

    Justin Troutman Blog
    Danged if you disclose; danged if you don't.

    In this article at The Register, a point is raised; is it even worth disclosing vulnerabilities, considering the ramifications? In the cryptographic community, disclosure is mortar; it is responsible for the […]

    Justin Troutman Posted On May 29, 2006 0

    Justin Troutman Blog
    Shifting problems, rather than solving them.

    I happened to be browsing CNN and noticed a story entitled, "Cameras that scold." The short description read: "Residents and police say talking surveillance cameras reduce crime. CNN's […]

    Justin Troutman Posted On April 8, 2006 0

    Justin Troutman Blog
    Questions for the Audience: Current Cryptographic Concerns

    This question is aimed at both developers and consumers. The role I fulfil is strictly cryptanalytical; that is, when I work on a project, I conceptualize what the security infrastructure […]

    Justin Troutman Posted On April 6, 2006 0

    Justin Troutman Blog
    A new blog about matters cryptographic, and some other things.

    Well folks, I have finally hopped on the blog bandwagon, which I am excited about. I have a personal weblog at http://www.justintroutman.org/blog/, but it's reserved for intense cryptanalytical miscellany […]

    Justin Troutman Posted On April 5, 2006 0

    Justin Troutman Blog
    [STICKY] Weekly Permutation: News and information on happenings within the cryptographic community

    The Weekly Permutation's focus shifts from happenings in the cryptographic community, to general computer security, to the politics that affect it all. Cryptographic coverage includes everything from the latest cryptanalysis of […]

    Justin Troutman Posted On April 4, 2006 0

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