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Why x00 is usually avoided in salt?
In .NET Framework, there is a cryptographic Random Number Generator (RNG) provider which enables to generate a cryptographically strong sequence of random bytes. This provider contain, among others, ...
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Is there a standard for OpenSSL-interoperable AES encryption?
Many AES-encrypted things (files, strings, database entries, etc.) start with "Salted__" ("U2FsdGVkX1" in base64).
I hear it's some sort of OpenSSL interoperability thing a b c.
Is there some ...
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How can a random salt for a hash function work in practice?
I understand the theory behind the use salts in hash functions, but when I see it implemented, the implementations always generate the salt on the fly and the salt appears to be different for every ...
