using protected keys in production does not actually increase the security much, if at all. This is because, once activated, private keys are kept unprotected in program memory; an attacker who can get to the server can get the keys from there with just a little more effort. Thus, passphrases should be viewed only as…
How many young college graduates have taken demanding jobs in high powered firms, vowing that they will work hard to earn money that will enable them to retire and pusher their real interests when they are thirty five? But by the time they reach that age, they have large mortgage, children to school, houses in…
“Thinking that you are good can make you bad. Talking about positive behavior can encourage negative behavior. Laozi is clearly on to something when he warns us that consciously trying to be righteous will, in fact, turn us into insufferable hypocrites and that anyone striving to attain virtue is destined to fail. What are we…
Reading becoming a luxury activity nowadays, especially for those books that are difficult to understand. It requires not only your time and mostly attentions to read and understand the book. With Internet and information booming, I made a bad habit of skim through books or articles online. Reading the title and then some highlighted keywords.…