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Articles tagged "Cryptography".

SecurityJune 28, 2026

Data-at-Rest Security for Builders: Encryption, Key Management, and Backups

Protecting data at rest is not a single switch. Choose the encryption layer (app / DB-TDE / disk), keep keys out of code (env vars → KMS → envelope encryption), encrypt and test-restore backups, and tighten access control — mapped by "which threat, defended by what," with US (breach laws, HIPAA, PCI DSS) and EU (GDPR Art. 32) drivers.

Privacy Cryptography Solo dev

SecurityJune 7, 2026

Communication Security, Layer by Layer — TLS, Zero Trust & AuthN/AuthZ (US/EU)

Understand communication security through eight layers (OSI 7 plus an authentication / authorization layer): what to defend at each layer (TLS, IPsec, mTLS, zero trust, OAuth / OIDC), a layer-by-layer checklist, and the US/EU drivers (NIST, FedRAMP, NIS2, CRA, GDPR) — for practitioners who are not security specialists.

Networking Zero Trust Cryptography