Computer security writing

Project 2-1: Levels of Authentication

STEP 1 : Login on Amazon.com

STEP 2: Log OFF

STEP 3: Search for Amazon Cookies

STEP 4: Deleted Cookie

STEP 5: Anonymous user after deleting Cookie

STEP 6: Login Again

STEP 7: Logout

STEP 8: User recognize automatically by Cookie.

In this authentication, amazon uses an HTTP cookie which is nothing but a piece of content that a server stores when a user login to website first time. So on the second attempt when a user login to the same website the server send this information in cookie to the user’s web browser. This information contains login details of user. Browser may store this information and if same request is made to login on the same server then browser send this information. So it helps to keep user logged-in and saves this information so if in future more request came from same browser, it will be helpful to provide. However, there may be an expiration date or time limit which is use to restrict the cookie from sending .

Project 2-2: Personal Firewalls

STEP 1: Initial phase of installation of firewall zone alarm

STEP 2: Firewall program configuration

STEP 3: Free Internet firewall test sites to see if computer is reachable or firewall is working.

SITE: 1

SITE: 2

Project 2-3: Testing Anti-virus software

STEP 1: Download of Anti-malware test file.

STEP 2: Virus detected and blocked download

STEP 3: Download of compressed Zipped Anti-malware test archive file.

STEP 4: Virus detected and blocked download

STEP 5: Download of compressed Zipped Anti-malware test archive file that is written within another compressed Zip Archive.

STEP 6: Virus detected and blocked download

Project 2-4: Protect Data with Encryption

STEP 1: Encryption On

STEP 2: Successfully Added Zip file

STEP 3: WinZip File

STEP 4: Encrypted File

STEP 5: Name of the original file in archive or encrypted file

STEP 6: Decryption Key to extract the file

STEP 7: Decryption Key to extract the file

STEP 8: Extracted file