B-Con

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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

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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.