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codeflo
4291 days ago
That's not what a collision attack[1] is. You're probably thinking of a pre-image attack[2].
[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collision_attack
[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preimage_attack
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Someone1234
4291 days ago
I didn't use the expression "collision attack" ever in this thread. I quoted someone else who used that term however (and the context of the whole discussion is clearly related to preimage attacks, not collision attacks).
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