39C3: Wheelchair Security – When a QR code bypasses all security mechanisms

An IT security researcher reveals how a wheelchair's QR code becomes a master key to all comfort functions.
IEEE

ELSP-MA: An Efficient Lightweight and Security-Enhanced Privacy-Preserving Message Authentication Scheme for VANETs

Abstract: Communication between vehicles via the wireless channel is faced with the hidden risk of privacy leakage in the vehicular ad-hoc network(VANET). Due to the ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...
IEEE

A Code-Based Anonymous Authentication Scheme for Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks

Abstract: Currently, the majority of authentication mechanisms in vehicular ad hoc networks (VANETs) are predominantly based on elliptic curve cryptography (ECC). However, with the rise of quantum ...
The Hacker News

Fortinet, Ivanti, and SAP Issue Urgent Patches for Authentication and Code Execution Flaws

Fortinet, Ivanti, and SAP have moved to address critical security flaws in their products that, if successfully exploited, could result in an authentication bypass and code execution. The Fortinet ...