Linux has had a great year, but there are two reasons I can't tear myself away from Windows

The Linux hype this time was precipitated by Valve's Linux-based operating system, SteamOS, opening up for use on other ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Secure Offline: A Hardware-Bound Cryptographic Framework for Software License Validation in Internet Constrained Educational Environments ()

The system employs HMAC-SHA256 (Hash-based Message Authentication Code using SHA-256) for license integrity verification. SHA-256 refers to the Secure Hash Algorithm producing 256-bit hash values (see ...