R10Cipher Key Management Introduction
24/07/09 16:43
R10Cipher Version 3 is released on the 5th August 2009.
One of the key features of Version 3 is Key Management. Taken from the new manual is the following post.
An Introduction to Key Management
One of the key features of Version 3 is Key Management. Taken from the new manual is the following post.
An Introduction to Key Management
Key Management is an extremely useful and important part of encryption, yet is often sadly neglected by the developers of encryption software.
In this document the term ‘Key’ relates to the database record for an individual which contains the following information:
Name
Email Address
Shared Secret
Master Password
Usage Password
If you have several contacts who you communicate with using encryption, how do you keep track of, remember and retrieve the individual Shared Secrets ? The Key Management database makes this possible.
Note: Storing information of this nature in a database would under normal circumstances be a security risk in itself, R10Cipher however stores this information in an Encrypted format using 384 Bit encryption and a 56 Character Secret.
By inputting (or importing) your contacts into the Key Management Database you can retrieve their Shared Secrets and Email Addresses when you need them, quickly and easily.
There are two password fields in the Key Management Database Record. If there is only one person using your Key Management Database then you need only bother with the Master Password, if someone else is allowed to use your Key Management database then they will be given the ‘Usage Password’ which will allow them to Encode and Decode communications from the contact, but not change any details, including the Shared Secret.
Steven Cholerton
Arten Science
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