In certain cases, it might be hard to install SSL certificates or SSL is not supported by some webhosts. In those cases, there is a need to encrypt the data (POST/GET) that is sent when you submit a form because if you don’t, your data will be sent in plain text. So I ran into jCryption, […]
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How to Encrypt Files using TrueCrypt
TrueCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software that works on both Windows and Linux platforms. Data stored on an encrypted volume cannot be read (decrypted) without using the correct password/keyfile(s) or correct encryption keys. TrueCrypt does this by creating a virtual hard drive that will read and write encrypted files on the fly. […]
Continue ReadingMozilla Firefox disables Microsoft .NET and WPF addons
This morning, I was prompted by Firefox that it had disabled the .NET Framework Assistant and the Windows Presentation Foundation addons. The popup concluded with the message that these addons have been known to cause stability or security issues with Firefox. This is very interesting with vendors taking a proactive approach with kill switch functionality […]
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