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Dictionary attacks
...don't rely demonstrate a flaw in a hash algorith, so much as a brute force attempt to try hashing a bunch of words and see if they match. The MD5/SHA-0 flaw is more worrisome, because it means that different bytes can generate the same hash. The question is whether hackers can manipulate that to pass something off as something it isn't without getting a bunch of flawed data that doesn't do any real harm.
Posted by: John Carroll   Posted on: 08/18/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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I could be wrong but....  computer_man | 08/17/04
here's a tool to hack MD5 and SHA1  +-Chris-+ | 08/17/04
Dictionary attacks  John Carroll ZDNet Moderator | 08/18/04
Mathematically Interesting - But Practical?  secureplay_z | 08/18/04
Impracitcal?  wresnick | 08/18/04
More to Authentication Systems Than Hash Functions  secureplay_z | 08/19/04
word.  feralchimp | 08/19/04
Plagiarist!!  dangermouse1956 | 08/19/04
All Roads Lead To Rome  catgic | 08/19/04

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