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How to compare two datasets „anonymously”?
Ok, I hope this question makes some sense because I am not so sure how to word it any differently… Imagine the following situation:
There are 10 defined colors (blue, orange, yellow etc.)
There are ...
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Determine the Identity of Caller [closed]
Let me explain my situation.
I have a provider which is made up of a registration page and a web service. Online vendors (clients) register with the provider by providing details such as username, ...
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What is total key space in transposition algorithms
How we can measure key space in transposition algorithms? Should we specify the method, like rail fence ?
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How to bring little changes in DES algorithm
I thought of implementing DES modes of operation as a project...But my guide asked to change or to modify the DES algorithm in such a way to overcome drawbacks of DES...So is there any way to do ...
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What's is the main difference between a key, an IV and a nonce?
What are the main differences between a nonce, a key and an IV. Without any doubt the key should be kept secret. But what about the nonce and the IV. What's the main difference between them and their ...
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Could the Enigma algorithm be classified as a Feistel network?
The Enigma algorithm is a encryption method that was developed (I believe) by the Germans in WWII. It went a little something like this:
When a letter was typed on the keyboard of the Enigma ...
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Looking for cipher that uses one ciphertext
I'm new to Cryptography so please free to edit my question for clarity and add the appropriate tag.
I'm trying to research if the following is possible. Suppose
John has a message that he ...
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Transparent cipher
I'm trying to implement this protocol:
Alice has her permanent key $K_1$. She computes $E(K_1, P)$.
She wants to share $P$ with Bob, Carol and Dave. For each of them she:
2.1. Generates $K_2$.
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Why does my implementation of CBC mode only decrypt the first block correctly? [closed]
I have the following code that uses a CBC mode to encrypt a text by dividing it to 3-elements block. But it only works correctly on the first block which is xored with the IV.
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Which encodings have |encoding key| >> |decoding key|?
I'm looking for an encoding scheme that requires a very large encoding key E (>10MB) and suffices with a relatively small decoding key ...
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How can I make my cipher show the avalanche effect?
I am a beginner in cryptography. I designed an password based encryption-decryption algorithm, which uses a random salt and a password to encrypt a message. I'm using SHA-512 for hashing, matrix ...
