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I'm a software engineer. My specific interests are Cryptography and computer security. I graduated from UC Davis with B.S.s in C.S. and pure math.

My website: http://bradconte.com


Jun
6
revised semantic-security wiki description
added 151 characters in body
Jun
6
revised semantic-security wiki excerpt
added 110 characters in body
Jun
1
revised Encrypt a file once with 50 characters password or twice with 25 characters?
Clarified the key space and password combinations.
May
31
revised Encrypt a file once with 50 characters password or twice with 25 characters?
Clarified the math.
Mar
21
revised Could a very long password theoretically eliminate the need for a slow hash?
Added relevant tag.
Feb
15
revised Low complexity implementation of a small blocksize cipher (< 64 bit)
Added relevant tag.
Feb
12
revised Attack XOR encryption of binary data compressed by zlib with known key length (very short key)
Better opening.
Jan
21
revised Where i can find an AES implementation in python?
Added test vectors in case that was what "reviewed" refers to.
Dec
6
revised AES key expansion vs. a hash
Spelling typo.
Nov
7
revised Advantage of AES(Rijndael) over Twofish and Serpent
Fixed missing word and comma.
Oct
5
revised What's is the main difference between a key, an IV and a nonce?
Added relevant tags.
Sep
7
revised Is it possible to pick your Ed25519 public key?
Removed "multiplicative" reference that was missed in the previous edit.
Sep
6
revised Is it possible to pick your Ed25519 public key?
Explicitly addressed the discrete logarithm problem. A couple of minor tweaks elsewhere.
Aug
24
revised Why is padding used for RSA encryption given that it is not a block cipher?
Edited the second question quote to reflect the updated second question in the OP.
Aug
24
revised Why is padding used for RSA encryption given that it is not a block cipher?
Added relevant tag. Removed unnecessary space.
Aug
23
revised Detect tampering of data
Added relevant tags, removed non-applicable tag.
Aug
23
revised Is it possible to pick your Ed25519 public key?
o -> of
Aug
23
revised Is it possible to pick your Ed25519 public key?
Reworded opening paragraphs to be a little more direct.
Aug
22
revised Is it possible to pick your Ed25519 public key?
Re-ordered introduction, a few minor rephrases.
Aug
22
revised Difference in one time key and one time pad and many time key
Opening paragraph tweak, slight verbage tweak elsewhere.