State Hash

[rysiek]

Dnia środa, 8 października 2014 16:05:14 rysiek pisze:
> Dnia środa, 8 października 2014 07:59:36 John Young pisze:
> > http://sphincs.cr.yp.to/
> > 
> > Special note to law-enforcement agents: The word "state" is
> > a technical term in cryptography. Typical hash-based signature
> > schemes need to record information, called "state", after every
> > signature. Google's Adam Langley refers to this as a "huge
> > foot-cannon" from a security perspective. By saying "eliminate
> > the state" we are advocating a security improvement, namely
> > adopting signature schemes that do not need to record information
> > after every signature. We are not talking about eliminating other
> > types of states. We love most states, especially yours! Also,
> > "hash" is another technical term and has nothing to do with cannabis.
> 
> This... has to be some elaborate joke.

Okay, disregard, I need more sleep.

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Pozdr
rysiek
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