On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 3:33 PM, MB Software Solutions, LLC < mbsoftwaresoluti...@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
> On 12/21/2011 5:15 PM, Gérard Lochon wrote: > > > >> I defy anyone to recover the password from the stored value :-). > > > > > > There is a big risk of collision using your method. > > As the result set is composed of only 65128 different values, > > it doesn't take a long time to input in the routine a string whose result > > will be the same value as the stored one ... > > > Are you saying that two different values could end up with the same > resulting value from his algorithm? > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_(computer_science) Fred --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/alternative text/plain (text body -- kept) text/html --- _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/cajcbksqejs9tbb+ewov-bsozxczatq6exraez+hrv-xwcgw...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
