State Hash

[rysiek]

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.

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Pozdr
rysiek
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