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Attestation of private key deletion
I recently came across an article outlining a framework for a hypothetical cryptocurrency, the article is here if you care to read the whole thing. The relevant section is the "Digital Cash" ...
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Size of messages in timing attack on RSA Montgomery
I'm codin' timing attack on RSA Montgomery which compares two sets ( the first one includes those which need a reduction in contrary to the second one ). But I got troubles with the Montgomery ...
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Block chain and storage issues
On reading about block chain technology, it was observed that it leverages the distributed ledger technology through P2P, here integrity is ensured through hash computed by miners, and then is ...
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Basic question on interaction with HSM using PKCS11
I am a beginner on cryptography, I've been reading about PKCS11 and usage of PKCS11 on HSM's
I understand the concept of HSM,
I read about the HD wallets in bitcoin how keys are hashed and combined ...
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Can "Approximate Hashing" work in a Proof-of-Work context?
Here is a draft of an article claimed to soon appear in a peer-reviewed conference: Matthew Vilim, Uenry Duwe, Rakesh Kumar, Approximate Bitcoin Mining.
It is proposed to simplifying a SHA-256 engine ...
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Any use for now-defunct Mt Gox Yubikey? [closed]
As everyone is now aware, Mt Gox has declared bankruptcy. As what appears to be the very last thing they did, Mt Gox accepted my $35 and fulfilled my special Mt Gox Yubikey. Having just arrived in the ...