# All Questions

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### ABout a new algorithm in cryptography

Is there any talented person present here who can decrypt my encrypted files? I am damn sure no one here can take this challenge.
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### A new algorithm in the world of encryption [on hold]

I designed a new algorithm and also converted it into an application. It is working with 100% accuracy. Is there any expert who has skill enough to decrypt my encrypted data? Come forward and take ...
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### Is SSL getting faster because it's getting less secure?

There has been some discussion about it being more practical to use SSL due to advances in hardware. From my understanding, stronger public-key encryption means that both encrypting/decrypting and ...
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### suitable method for encryption and decryption [on hold]

I want to encrypt and store important data in mysql so that no one else can access its original form and I want to decrypt those data whenever required. Which encryption scheme is suitable for this ...
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### what are the NTRU keysize and application in industry ?

I'm a student currently working on a research project on the NTRU cryptosystem, I've read some papers about this cryptosystem, and in those papers they are talking about keysize, is it the size of the ...
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### Why rogued certificate from hash collision is harmful

I cannot understand why rogued certificate is thought harmful though It can be used to impersonate some website. The attacker can craft a rogued certificate with different identities and public key ...
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### Different keys for clients but 1 key on server

Is it possible to have different keys on alot of (embedded) devices and just have 1 key on a server (to witch all these devices connect)? The main point here being when 1 device is compromised this ...
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### What is SHA-256 in Conjunctive Normal Form?

What is the conjunctive normal form (CNF) representation of $\text{SHA-256}(m)=h$, where $m$ is of fixed (or bounded) size and $h$ is 256 bit?
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### AES encryption only taking 32 bits

The code I have below is in AutoIT. The problem I have with the code is that it can only encrypt 32 bits at a time. How do I make it encrypt an indefinite number of bits (or at least 128)? ...
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### Is there any patent free EC point compression available? If not, should I GPL/LGPL my code?

I'm currently using the BouncyCastle implementation in uncompressed mode, and considering releasing an optimized version of EC code that uses point compression. It appears the only thing limiting me ...
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### Integrity compromised - HASH modified

As we are all aware that HASHing is user to verify integrity in cryptography. I have a query about hashing. Suppose a man in the middle attacker manipulates the data and creates new HASH (by running ...
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### How to store and retrieve RSA private key from a database table?

My application uses a private key to connect to SFTP using a keyfile. When I test my code and reference a private key file stored on my computer, I can connect successfully. The content of the ...
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### phi(P*Q) = (P-1) * (Q-1)

I was trying to understand RSA when I encountered the Euler Function. I do understand this: $\phi(P)$, where $P$ is a prime is $P-1$. However it seems that for a number $N$ such at $N=P\cdot Q$ where ...
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### Known plaintext attack on 3 round SIMON block cipher

I am attempting to write a program to perform a linear approximation attack on a reduced round version of the SIMON block cipher, but I am stuck on how to actually apply the linear approximation to ...
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### Are there drawbacks to encrypting data locally before being encrypted in cloud backup (multiple encryption)?

I am planning on backing up my hard drive using a cloud backup service but have become skeptical of the industry based on incidents like these: ...
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### RSA encrypted in logarithm. Okay? [closed]

Test di primalità e fattorizzazione di Lepore-Santo in log Test di fattorizzazione e di primalità di Lepore in log[(Y-X)/6] Vi mostrerò l’esempio base cioè la fattorizzazione di due numeri primi ...
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### Under what conditions did a Bletchley bombe stop?

I am trying to understand the conditions necessary for one of the Bletchley Park bombes to stop. Let me give an example. I have been experimenting with Enigma machine and bombe simulators to try to ...
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### DHKE choice of private keys

In some literature it is written that the private key should be chosen random from {2,3, ..., p-1} and in some it says {2,3, ..., p-2} I guess p-1 is a weak private key, but why is that so? The ...
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### Is there any specific name for Shamir's attack? [on hold]

Is there any specific name for Shamir's attack? Because, I didn't find any attack named "Shamir's Attack" in Wikipedia. Shamir seemed to have published one article which showed that he can attack MH ...
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### correct usage of keys and nonce

I've being studying up on AES, GCM, CBC, HMAC and a lot of other primitives and am somewhat ( a little bit, perhaps) familiar with them however I am still a bit weary on the use of the keys and nonce. ...
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### The difference between MAC algorithms and what to use

I've been looking into message authentication codes and found several ways to create integrity for a message. I know of the following algorithms: HMAC, this can use any cryptograhpic hash function ...
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### Attribute-based encryption for cloud storage

I'm trying to understand attribute-based encryption schemes. Almost all articles describe that they are designed for cloud storage, but as I understand, almost all computing (encryption & ...
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### Winmain Error on Cygwin [on hold]

I am running some C code, i have not made this code but from the comments the code seems to work. For the code to work i have saved a header file than compiled the code. I keep getting this error ...
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### nonce of AES-GCM in SSL

It seems that the nonce of AES-GCM in SSL has 3 parts: salt, 4 bytes, generated in handshake, not changed in whole session nonce_explicit, 8 bytes, chosen by the sender and carried in each SSL ...
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### How is the MAC or HMAC secret shared with the other party for verification?

I've seen people everywhere say to use a MAC or HMAC with block ciphers. I think I understand the basics, but I'm still not sure how the HMAC secret is distributed so the other party can verify that ...
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### Words in Index of coincidence using vignere

I am trying to interpret the formula for index of coincidence from here I am not understanding fi , How i can calculate fi in this context ? Is this the appearance of single word like (...
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### Key space vs Cardinality of 1024-bit RSA

I have been trying to figure out the encryption key space, and cardinality of 1024-bit RSA. From my understanding, the key generated from 1024-bit will be primes greater than $2^{1023}$ but less than ...
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### Multiple encryptions of different data with same key all end with same pattern [on hold]

We have used "AES/CBC/PKCS5Padding" with a 256 bit key. We encrypt different streams of data (blockwise) with the same key. Each encrypted stream ends with same pattern. What is the reason for this?
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### Length of prime number used in Pedersen Commitment

I am writing a program using a Pedersen commitment scheme and all I'm missing is an appropriate length for my prime $p$. I have heard that a length of $2^{80}$ is ok, is that correct?
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### Plaintext block chaining, bad idea why?

Ahead of the question, little warning. Question is not about what are the better options. Question is why it is bad idea? Ok, suppose we have plaintext $p$, which divided into blocks: ...
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### Security of basic SHA256 MAC in an authenticate-then-encrypt scheme

I know the following construct is insecure if the MAC as defined below is appended to the encrypted message in an Encrypt then Authenticate (EtA) scheme. $k_1$: encryption key $k_2$: authentication ...
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### Why does applying 56-bit DES twice only give 57 bits of security? [duplicate]

Given two 56-bit keys, $k_1$ and $k_2$, why does $E_{k_1}(E_{k_2}(M))$ only give 57 bits of security? So basically I'm unsure why it only gives 57 bits of security; I understand that one key will ...
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### Example of BouncyCastle Elliptic Curve implementation in C# [on hold]

Could show me/or direct me to model example of BouncyCastle Elliptic Curve implementation in C# over real numbers and over Fp please? I think model example with "Alice and Bob" communication, where ...
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### Prove there is PRG that is not necessarily one-to-one

We assume that there is at least one PRG .Now prove there is a PRG like $G:\{0,1\}^{n} \rightarrow \{0,1\}^{l(n)}$ such that it is not necessarily one-to-one.
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### Is it ever unsafe to compress an EC point?

I am working with a library that outputs EC points in uncompressed form. To save space, I'm considering modifying said library to use compressed EC points. Assuming that I keep track of the sign bit ...
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### Retrieve value of private key after encryption with the public key

Is there a way to find an RSA private key after it is encrypted with the corresponding public key? Does there exist an algorithm to recover the private key in this special case?
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### Proving that a plaintext is the Paillier decryption of a certain ciphertext

Assume that Alice received 100 ciphertexts encrypted with additive homomorphic encryption, say Paillier, using the same public key that belongs to Bob. Alice added all of them, and wants to know the ...
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### Compressing EC private keys

For reasonable security, EC private keys are typically 256-bits. Shorter EC private keys are not sufficiently secure. However, shorter symmetric keys (128-bits, for example) are comparably secure. I ...
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### Using HMAC SHA256 to protect payment files in local trusted network

in a project that I am working on we have been tasked with eliminating PGP while providing sufficient security to protect payment files only within the Company's trusted network. We arrived at HMAC ...
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### Is MCrypt's 8-bit OFB mode secure?

I just stumbled across a Stack Overflow post which points out that the libmcrypt library (notably used in PHP) implements a somewhat unusual set of block cipher modes: it calls the usual CFB and OFB ...
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### Need urgent help solving a riddle [on hold]

We got this riddle during a contest. This code requires 36 characters to be used: a->z AND 0->9. Can you solve it? hacgp6by68astytga5azagndca8jopc Need help solving it.
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### What are the links between Cryptography and Algebraic Topology?

I have asked "What are application of Cryptography in Algebraic Topology". But I want to know whether are there any relation between Algebraic Topology and Cryptography. Are there any application of ...
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### Unlock my ZipCrypto deflate [on hold]

Can anyone help me I have forgot my password for my file.. ZipCrypto deflate. I need a software to unlock the file. Please anyone assist me on this matter
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### How does SafeNet MobilePASS generate passwords? (TOTP Variant)

This question is similar to How does SafeNet MobilePASS generate passwords? The question and answer there is related to the HMAC Variant of SafeNet Mobilepass. I'm looking for details on the TOTP ...
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### What are the constraints for an IV using AES in CBC mode?

I'm designing a protocol for use into a VPN software. The VPN frames are encapsulated into AES-256 CBC encrypted frames. I understand that IVs must be uniquely used for each message encrypted with ...