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What is a digital signature?
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Digital signatures make sure the documents you send electronically are authentic. Learn about digital signatures and other authentication methods.
Cryptocurrency Has a Huge Negative Impact on Climate Change
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Critics warn that cryptocurrency networks, whose computers use enormous amounts of electricity to verify transactions, could be a factor in warming the planet. The industry is working to change that.
What Is Number Theory?
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For many of us, a number is just a number, a bit of information that tells you, say, what time it is. But mathematicians look at that same number and divine relationships that underlie nature itself. Ready to enter the trippy world of number theory?
HowStuffWorks Illustrated: What Is Blockchain?
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HowStuffWorks explains how blockchain technology, which relies upon a shared record of transactions across a peer-to-peer network of computers, is taking over the world.
Why Ransomware Is the Perfect Hack
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Thousands of ransomware attacks happen every single day in the U.S. Learn more about the malware that could hold your data hostage.
What Are Prime Numbers, and Why Do They Matter?
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You may remember from math class that a prime number is a number that can only be divided by 1 and itself. But why are they important anyway?
How the Voynich Manuscript Works
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It's a massive book that no one can read, and it has fascinated scientists, historians and cryptographers for decades. Is it a textbook, an encyclopedia ... or an elaborate hoax?
How Silverlight Works
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Microsoft Silverlight is a platform for rich Internet application development similar to Adobe Flash. Learn more about Microsoft Silverlight
How Numbers Stations Work
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We may be living in the age of the Internet, but simple shortwave radio transmitters still play a part in the espionage game. The huge benefit: There's no trail.
How Camp X Worked
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The history of the secret spy training school may be overlooked, but Camp X played a vital role in intelligence gathering during World War II.