#hashfunctions — Public Fediverse posts

Ah, yes, the thrill of downgrading from modern cryptographic marvels to hash functions that even your toaster would mock. 🤦‍♂️ Why settle for the robust #security of SHA256 when you can embrace the "cheapest, stupidest" algorithms that even a toddler could outsmart? 🙃🔐
https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/simplest-hash-functions/ #cryptography #hashfunctions #downgrade #techhumor #toasteralgorithms #HackerNews #ngated

Simplest Hash Functions

https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/simplest-hash-functions/

#HackerNews #simplesthashfunctions #hashfunctions #cryptography #programming #techblog

[A] new paper [...] demonstrates a method for tricking a commercially available proof system into certifying false statements, even though the system is demonstrably secure if you accept the random oracle model."

https://www.quantamagazine.org/computer-scientists-figure-out-how-to-prove-lies-20250709/

#Computing #Randomness #HashFunctions #RandomOracle #Security #Proofs

#CVE-2021-44832 (#log4shell): Find vulnerable .jar files by searching for #hashes with #Jacksum 3.4.0

See also https://loefflmann.blogspot.com/2022/06/CVE-2021-44832%20Find%20vulnerable%20.jar%20files%20using%20Jacksum%203.4.0%20or%20later.html

#FOSS #Java #Jacksum #HashGarten #hashfunctions #hashes #log4shell #log4j #cybersecurity #infosecurity #secops