# All Questions

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### Oblivious transfer variation question

Now I am doing a variation of the oblivious transfer, I have to use 2 people, pebbles, and boxes. I need to find out if who has a larger number between Alice and Bob (variation of Yao's Millionaires' ...
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### Find LFSR with Berlekamp-Massey algorithm?

in the paper "A Compact Rijndael Hardware Architecture with S-Box Optimization" (http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F3-540-45682-1_15) at page 6 figure 3, i think they constructed a LFSR for ...
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### Find generator for irreducible polynomial over binary field

I read this tutorial and I have following question. How they assume that generator: g = (0010) is correct for this polynomial and how to choose the best generator from all for the field.
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### How to compare security parameters of different schemes (Sign-Encrypt, Encrypt-Sign, etc)? [duplicate]

How can one compare the security parameters (confidentiality, integrity, non repudiation, etc.) for different schemes (Sign-Encrypt, Encrypt-Sign, Sign-Encrypt-Sign, Encrypt-Sign-Encrypt)? Are there ...
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### how can I change representation of point to Jacobian coordinates in Edward's Curve

I want to simulate this algorithm but I want to change it's output to Jacobian coordinates. what should I do ? In the other way how can we change extended homogeneous coordinates to Jacobian ...
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### Implementing a pseudo random function in practice

Can anyone point me to a C++ crypto library with an implementation of a pseudo random function (PRF)? I don't have much background in crypto theory, but I am in the middle of a graduate course ...
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### Test framework for hash functions for collision resistance?

I have two questions about the assessment of collision resistance in hash functions. Given a hash-function what would be the next step to inquiry about it's collision resistance / probability of ...
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### How can I calculate the size of an encryption key?

I have encryption algorithm that has two variables are used as encryption key. How can I calculate the size of the encryption key. I will show an example of what the variables can be: ...
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### Storing salts and iteration number?

I have a function that derives two sub-keys from one passphrase using PBKDF2 one which is used as a encryption key the other for HMAC generation, because these two sub-keys will need to be regenerated ...
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### How can I prove CPA secure by using a new scheme gen,enc,dec from GEN,ENC,DEC?

Given public key encryption scheme $(gen; enc; dec)$, we now construct a new scheme $(Gen; Enc; Dec)$ as follows: The key generation algorithm $Gen$ is the same as $gen$. Each ciphertext for a ...
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### Do OpenPGP SmartCards have the same or better security than an air-gapped machine?

Are OpenPGP SmartCards, such as the OpenPGP SmartCard V2, suitable enough to have secure communications? Meaning, if I connect my smart card to my Mac which is connected to the internet and always ...
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### The number of surviving key after “Meet in the middle stage” in 3-subset MITM attack

In 3-subset Meet in the middle attack, how can we calculate the number of surviving key after meet in the middle stage? and how can we calculate the complexity of Key testing stage? I have read about ...