In the previous post, we discussed about the concepts of quantum encryption and black holes. We also talked about how we do cryptography in the subatomic world. This blog post is a continuation of that discussion. As the title suggests, the overarching theme is the relationship between quantum encryption and black holes. Let's continue talking … Continue reading Quantum Encryption And Black Holes – Part 2/2
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Quantum Encryption And Black Holes – Part 1/2
Is that really the title? It looks like two random things mashed up together. Doesn't make much sense, right? Well, recent research suggests that quantum encryption and black holes may be related. A proposed mathematical proof outlines the way in which information behaves in coded messages, and this may have implications for black holes. The … Continue reading Quantum Encryption And Black Holes – Part 1/2
How To Reset The Admin Password In Mac OS X
So you have finally gotten yourself in this situation! You have a Mac in front of you and you have forgotten the admin password. You don't have the cd either. What we do we do now? Well, as it turns out, there is a simple procedure to reset the admin password: Restart the macbook. … Continue reading How To Reset The Admin Password In Mac OS X
Steganography
Let's say that we want to communicate with someone secretly. We prefer that only the intended recipient have the ability to decode the contents of the communication. We obviously want to keep the message secret. Sounds familiar? A common solution to this problem is to use encryption. An encryption scheme takes a message and transforms … Continue reading Steganography
Operation Aurora
On January 14, 2010 McAfee Labs identified a zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Explorer that was used as an entry point for Operation Aurora to exploit Google and at least 20 other companies. Microsoft issued a security bulletin and patch immediately. Operation Aurora was a coordinated attack which included a piece of computer code that … Continue reading Operation Aurora
Command Line Within Python
One of the cool things about Python is that you can do absolutely anything and everything with it. This blog post deals with using command line within Python. When you are writing your code in Python, you might want to access the command line to run a couple of commands like ls, grep, make etc. … Continue reading Command Line Within Python
What Is SSH?
Consider the following situation. You are at your friend's place with your laptop and you want to access your home computer to do something. May be you want to start a download or you want to run a program right away. What would you do in this situation? Will you go all the way to … Continue reading What Is SSH?
Automatic Downloading
Let's say you are surfing the web and you come across a cool website with a great collection of pictures. Some of them are located on that page and many more can be reached through various links on that page. There are hundreds of pictures and you want to download all of them. How would … Continue reading Automatic Downloading
Rooting Your Phone
A lot of Android devices are being activated everyday. We hear the term 'rooting' floating around all the time. Most of the people don't bother to tinker with their phones. They just want to enjoy their device as it is. Some people think that rooting their phone will break the software or damage their phone … Continue reading Rooting Your Phone
Decrypting Cryptography
What's the first thing that came to your mind when you read the title? How do you perceive the term 'cryptography'? It has something to do with secrecy and hiding right! Anyway, cryptography is the art of protecting information by transforming it into an unreadable format. Only the people who have the secret key can … Continue reading Decrypting Cryptography
Perpetual Enigma 