Malware threats are on the rise just like we keep getting reminders that the swine flu is on the rise.  Organized cybercriminal rings are communicating more and getting more tactful in their attacks and who they attack.  This is bring a mentality that we need to “lock down” how we authenticate users and everything that touches the internet.

Keys are being utilized more to curb this threat.  They are sophisticated security handshakes that makes sure there is no unwanted lookers so your information stays private.  Even though nearly all Internet security protocols use cryptography for authentication and confidentiality these can sometimes be bypassed under certain circumstances.

Today there is an extremely large push and effort to figure out how to extend these security keys so they can be universally and effectively be applied across the internet.  Therefore, all networks, whether public, personal, private, commercial, would be protected.  This includes the concept of cloud security where there are no wires or actual product, virtualization or remote monitoring and security.  This also covers the large security gap that exists in current wireless technology.

This is no small task as there are millions of users and object to authenticate on networks and the internet.  This doesn’t even consider the fact of closed networks like the Pentagon, white house, private research firms etc.  Unlike most internet ideas this one seems plausible because it is secure and self-governing.  The keys are created by the requested server.  The host provides its key, they use the key to encrypt information and without the proper key the information stays encrypted.  As long as the cryptographic algorithm is safe the data will be safe.  AES256 is a current encryption standard but as technology advances so does security.