AleksanderCH

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Can I say "I have encrypted something" if I hash something?

Sep 9, 2019

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Other than password hashes, are there other uses for non-reversible crypto

Dec 5, 2018

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For a hashing function like MD5, how similar can two plaintext strings be and still generate the same hash?

Jul 9, 2019

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Can a large file be hashed down to 32 bytes, and then reconstructed from the hash?

Nov 20, 2018

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How is the Swiss post e-voting system supposed to work, and how was it wrong?

Mar 13, 2019

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Can neural cryptanalysis be applied to AES?

Feb 18, 2019

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Are encryption algorithms with fixed-point free permutations inherently flawed?

Feb 20, 2019

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Crypto AG (Switzerland) - Which algorithms were used and how did the backdoors work?

Feb 12, 2020

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Homomorphic encryption - Why does addition not imply multiplication?

Dec 29, 2018

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How did law enforcement decrypt messages of ANOM devices?

Jun 9, 2021

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What is the difference between SHA-3 and SHA-256?

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Was the Enigma's double stepping mechanism intentional?

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Differences between industrial and military cryptography

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For a hashing function like MD5, how similar can two plaintext strings be and still generate the same hash?

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