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When decor becomes your best online protector.
The process of encrypting information turned out to be much more exciting than you might think. Studies have shown that lava lamps are used to protect about 10% of Internet traffic.
Encryption is basically the process of converting data (text, image, or video) in such a way that only the sender and receiver with their encryption keys can read it. Although it is now associated with computers, encryption methods have been around for centuries. The first recorded cipher dates back to about 400 BC and was used by Spartan military officers for secret communication.
Modern encryption methods are much more complex. For example, 56-bit encryption keys with 72,057,594,037,927,936 possible combinations were found to be too simple and were cracked by security experts in just 56 hours.
To increase security, modern systems use 128-bit or longer keys and try to make them as random as possible. Computers aren't very good at creating randomness, but fortunately we have other ways to do it, including lava lamps.
CloudFare, which encrypts up to 10% of the Internet using lava lamps, uses a wall of about 100 of these lamps. The camera regularly photographs the lamps, and random pixel colors are used to create the encryption key. "All digital images are actually stored by computers as a numerical sequence, where each pixel has its own numerical value," explains CloudFare. This encryption method is effective due to its unpredictable nature, making the data secure and giving a retro 70s vibe.
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The process of encrypting information turned out to be much more exciting than you might think. Studies have shown that lava lamps are used to protect about 10% of Internet traffic.
Encryption is basically the process of converting data (text, image, or video) in such a way that only the sender and receiver with their encryption keys can read it. Although it is now associated with computers, encryption methods have been around for centuries. The first recorded cipher dates back to about 400 BC and was used by Spartan military officers for secret communication.
Modern encryption methods are much more complex. For example, 56-bit encryption keys with 72,057,594,037,927,936 possible combinations were found to be too simple and were cracked by security experts in just 56 hours.
To increase security, modern systems use 128-bit or longer keys and try to make them as random as possible. Computers aren't very good at creating randomness, but fortunately we have other ways to do it, including lava lamps.
CloudFare, which encrypts up to 10% of the Internet using lava lamps, uses a wall of about 100 of these lamps. The camera regularly photographs the lamps, and random pixel colors are used to create the encryption key. "All digital images are actually stored by computers as a numerical sequence, where each pixel has its own numerical value," explains CloudFare. This encryption method is effective due to its unpredictable nature, making the data secure and giving a retro 70s vibe.
The Lava Lamps That Help Keep The Internet Secure
At the headquarters of Cloudflare, in San Francisco, there's a wall of lava lamps: the Entropy Wall. They're used to generate random numbers and keep a good ...
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