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NIST Opens Competition for a New Hash Algorithm
Invisible Pink Unicorn writes "The National Institute of Standards and Technology has opened a public competition for the development of a new cryptographic hash algorithm, which will be called Secure Hash Algorithm-3 (SHA-3), and will augment the current algorithms specified in the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 180-2. This is in response to serious attacks reported in recent years against cryptographic hash algorithms, including SHA-1, and because SHA-1 and the SHA-2 family share a similar design. Submissions are being accepted through October 2008, and the competition timeline indicates that a winner will be announced in 2012."
i prefer the bubble bag method for making hash
Why does the government promote creating new encryption methods when encrypting data so clearly means you have something to hide and are therefore guilty? I mean COME ON!
I got a catholic block.
http://xkcd.com/257/
Pay attention. You will be given a short string of characters that describes how to get from the prize to where you currently are, but from the directions it will be impossible to find your way back to the prize.
The cake is a lie
The cake is a lie
The cake is a lie
The cake is a lie
I am a free slashdotter. I will not be modded, blogged, DRM'd, patented, podcasted or RFID'd. My life is my own.
If you cannot comprehend the string, assume the party escort submission position. A party representative will arrive shortly to escort you to your prize and a party celebrating your reception of said prize. There will be cake.