Essays about: "thesis for cipher"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words thesis for cipher.

  1. 1. Models, Keys, and Cryptanalysis: Evaluating historical statistical language models in cryptanalysis of homophonic substitution ciphers

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för filosofi, lingvistik och vetenskapsteori

    Author : Filip Fornmark; [2023-01-19]
    Keywords : statistical language models; cryptanalysis; historical cryptology; homophonic substitution;

    Abstract : This thesis presents an empirical study connected to historical cryptography and especially within the framework of the research project DECRYPT. One of the research questions in the DECRYPT project relates to the use of language models for automatic cryptanalysis. READ MORE

  2. 2. Generic Encrypted Traffic Identification using Network Grammar : A Case Study in Passive OS Fingerprinting

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Lukas Rajala; Kevin Scott; [2022]
    Keywords : Passive OS Fingerprinting; Encrypted Traffic Identification; Automated Traffic Analysis; Machine Learning; Supervised Learning; Networks; Packet Classification; Security and Privacy;

    Abstract : The increase in cybercrime and cyber-warfare has spurred the cat-and-mouse game of finding and attacking vulnerable devices on government or private company networks. The devices attacked are often forgotten computers that run operating systems with known exploits. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Everyday Internet, a Minefield in Disguise : Characterization of different types of domains including malicious and popularity

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Linn Petersson; Rebecka Lindkvist; [2022]
    Keywords : characterisation; malicious; domains; vulnerabilities; cipher suites; TLS; protocols; security; certificates;

    Abstract : Today, security has become a growing concern for all internet users, where technology is developing faster than its security is implemented, which leads to insecure domains. In this thesis, we look at the reality of today’s domains and research if some categories of domains are safer than others and the reason behind it. READ MORE

  4. 4. Characterization of cipher suite selection, downgrading, and other weaknesses observed in the wild

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Edvin Kjell; Sebastian Frisenfelt; [2021]
    Keywords : TLS; HTTPS; HSTS; cipher suites; vulnerabilities;

    Abstract : The importance of security on the web is growing every day. How domains handle and prioritize their level of security is varying. Tradeoffs between security and convenience have to be made to uphold a website's public image. This thesis uses a subset of domains from the Alexa Top 1M list. READ MORE

  5. 5. Using Attention-based Sequence-to-Sequence Neural Networks for Transcription of Historical Cipher Documents

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik och filologi

    Author : Han Renfei; [2020]
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    Abstract : Encrypted historical manuscripts (also called ciphers), containing encoded information, provides a useful resource for giving new insight into our history. Transcribing these manuscripts from image format to computer readable format is a necessary step for decrypting them. READ MORE