How to I compute safely in dangerous places? Looking for advice on hiding data, protecting accounts, and securing connections. [more inside]
posted by Nothing on Jun 2, 2009 - 25 answers

OK, so my new Mac will arrive next week. Can power users fill me in on best practices for setting it up? [more inside]
posted by Admiral Haddock on Apr 17, 2009 - 16 answers

Does SSL protect information even if the wi-fi connection is unsecured? [more inside]
posted by Busoni on Mar 22, 2009 - 22 answers

I have a shiny new 4 GB USB drive, and I want to secure the information on it (bank info, passwords, etc). What's the best (free) way to do this? [more inside]
posted by Irontom on Jan 8, 2009 - 10 answers

I occasionally need to email PDFs and Word docs that contain confidential information. My clients claim their email is "secure" and don't see the need for any encryption or any approach other than me emailing them the files. What can I do? [more inside]
posted by PatoPata on Nov 26, 2008 - 17 answers

How do I secure my backup hard drive that I copy my computer's content onto? [more inside]
posted by truth1ness on Oct 30, 2008 - 5 answers

Am I being overly zealous about "proper SSL implementation?" [more inside]
posted by aydeejones on Jun 30, 2008 - 23 answers

I need help with wifi basics - routers, security, encryption etc. [more inside]
posted by valleys on May 7, 2008 - 9 answers

Looking for Windows Mobile 6 security software for a phone running Windows Mobile Professional. Especially looking for something that will auto-encrypt or auto-delete PIM databases after a number of incorrect password attempts. [more inside]
posted by tiamat on Mar 13, 2008 - 5 answers

General network and computer security: keyservers, PGP/GPG, encryption, etc...book/instructional recommendations? [more inside]
posted by jjsonp on Mar 10, 2008 - 6 answers

How long will it take to do a 7 pass US DoD 5220 Compliant data wipe on a 120 GB Hard Drive? [more inside]
posted by meta.mark on Feb 6, 2008 - 7 answers

Is there any simple way to encrypt the information in a web form and deliver it via email? [more inside]
posted by Plug Dub In on Aug 31, 2007 - 16 answers

What is the point of using a salt when encrypting passwords in a web application? [more inside]
posted by chrismear on Aug 26, 2006 - 15 answers

Encryptionfilter: I'm looking for a full disk encryption solution for desktop and laptop use. [more inside]
posted by crypticgeek on Jul 10, 2006 - 10 answers

PasswordFilter: Any places to store passwords online? [more inside]
posted by bkdelong on Mar 2, 2006 - 15 answers

What's the absolute simplest way for two or more people to share encrypted information via email, either in the text body or as a file attachment? [more inside]
posted by taz on Oct 3, 2005 - 13 answers

Let's say I wanted to create a simple web app to store my various usernames and passwords. The app and database would be hosted externally (by Dreamhost). I would use a secure connection for any HTTP stuff going back and forth, and I would encrypt all of the passwords before going into the db, and I can only extract and decrypt a password after entering a pass phrase that exists only in my brain. What would it take for someone else to get at my passwords? [more inside]
posted by patgas on Jul 12, 2005 - 9 answers

So I've gone to www.thawte.com/email and got myself a Freemail certificate and imported it into Thunderbird, and my friend is about to do the same thing, and we want to exchange encrypted mails. What do we actually DO with our shiny new certificates? [more inside]
posted by flabdablet on May 1, 2005 - 11 answers

Is there some way within Windows XP or using 3rd party software that I can password protect individual folders on my pcs so that you cant see or get access to what is in them with out entering a password? Just to be super clear, I want to do this one folder at a time not as a general login.
posted by nightocean on Feb 25, 2005 - 8 answers

Given a couple of encrypted hash strings, I need to identify the algorithm used to generate the hashes so that I can brute-force decrypt them. More inside.. [more inside]
posted by mrbill on Jun 16, 2004 - 16 answers

I'd like a signed ssl certificate, as signing it myself leads to warnings from both Internet Explorer and Safari.
Verisign signs 128 bit at $895, which seems ridiculous to me.
Does anyone have positive experience with other trust vendors?
posted by the fire you left me on Mar 2, 2004 - 6 answers