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What is Attribute Based Encryption?

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Why hash the message before signing it with RSA?

answered Jan 8, 2014 at 7:51

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What is the difference between uniformly and at random in crypto definitions?

answered Dec 15, 2014 at 14:17

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what is the difference between proofs and arguments of knowledge?

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Advantages using Diffie-Hellman or ElGamal

answered Jan 12, 2014 at 12:28

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Proofs by reduction and times of adversaries

answered Feb 11, 2014 at 21:01

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Difference between Pedersen commitment and commitment based on ElGamal

answered Nov 24, 2013 at 19:30

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Relation between attack and attack model for signatures

answered Oct 25, 2013 at 15:08

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Is pairing based cryptography ready for productive use?

answered Apr 28, 2014 at 9:52

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uniform vs. non-uniform PPT

answered Apr 2, 2015 at 0:12

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in Bilinear pairings, what is the difference between Type 2 and Type 3?

answered May 2, 2014 at 9:19

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What are Cryptographic Multi-linear Maps?

answered May 14, 2014 at 14:07

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How does Random Oracle and Standard Model differ?

answered Aug 28, 2014 at 17:50

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Certificateless cryptography

answered Nov 7, 2013 at 11:39

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What is a q-type assumption?

answered Oct 27, 2014 at 16:27

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What characters does AES output?

answered Dec 27, 2013 at 23:10

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Why is DDH not hard over $\mathbb{Z}^*_p$?

answered Mar 21, 2014 at 9:57

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What is Perceptual Encryption?

answered May 4, 2014 at 11:40

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Can a homomorphic encryption scheme be made CCA2 Secure?

answered Jul 3, 2014 at 13:55

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Which blind signature schemes exist, and how do they compare?

answered Jan 10, 2014 at 13:03

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Mapping of message onto elliptic curve and reverse it?

answered Mar 13, 2014 at 8:15

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Explanation of the Fiat-Shamir heuristic

answered Dec 11, 2014 at 11:09

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Chosen plaintext attack on textbook RSA decryption

answered Aug 16, 2014 at 10:18

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Disadvantages of one-way accumulators?

answered Apr 12, 2014 at 20:33

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How to select $g$ in Paillier Cryptosystem

answered Apr 13, 2014 at 19:43

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what's the advantages of identity-based systems over certificate-based ones?

answered Jan 17, 2014 at 18:18

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Can anyone give an example where (asymmetric) crypto can go wrong due to selection of wrong groups?

answered Nov 11, 2013 at 19:21

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When using Curve25519, why does the private key always have a fixed bit at 2^254?

answered Nov 20, 2013 at 11:29

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textbook RSA signature scheme security

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What is adaptive zero-knowledge?

answered Nov 24, 2013 at 18:35

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What is Attribute Based Encryption?

Why hash the message before signing it with RSA?

What is the difference between uniformly and at random in crypto definitions?

what is the difference between proofs and arguments of knowledge?

Advantages using Diffie-Hellman or ElGamal

Proofs by reduction and times of adversaries

Difference between Pedersen commitment and commitment based on ElGamal

Relation between attack and attack model for signatures

Is pairing based cryptography ready for productive use?

uniform vs. non-uniform PPT

in Bilinear pairings, what is the difference between Type 2 and Type 3?

What are Cryptographic Multi-linear Maps?

How does Random Oracle and Standard Model differ?

Certificateless cryptography

What is a q-type assumption?

What characters does AES output?

Why is DDH not hard over $\mathbb{Z}^*_p$?

What is Perceptual Encryption?

Can a homomorphic encryption scheme be made CCA2 Secure?

Which blind signature schemes exist, and how do they compare?

Mapping of message onto elliptic curve and reverse it?

Explanation of the Fiat-Shamir heuristic

Chosen plaintext attack on textbook RSA decryption

Disadvantages of one-way accumulators?

How to select $g$ in Paillier Cryptosystem

what's the advantages of identity-based systems over certificate-based ones?

Can anyone give an example where (asymmetric) crypto can go wrong due to selection of wrong groups?

When using Curve25519, why does the private key always have a fixed bit at 2^254?

textbook RSA signature scheme security

What is adaptive zero-knowledge?