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Articles tagged with #cryptography
Quick Answer: Standard cryptographic hashes like SHA-256 are built for speed, making them dangerous for password storage. Bcrypt defeats offline brute-force attacks by introducing a configurable cost
Quick Answer: To verify massive files from untrusted sources, I use a Merkle tree. This cryptographic data structure chops the file into manageable chunks, hashes each one, and pairs them recursively
Quick Answer: A Merkle tree is a data structure used to quickly verify the integrity of massive files downloaded from untrusted sources. By chopping a file into smaller chunks, hashing them in pairs,
Quick Answer: Despite the hype, quantum computers are not faster general-purpose replacements for classical machines. While a standard $400 smartphone can perform basic arithmetic millions of times fa
TL;DR: Computers are deterministic, meaning they struggle to create "true" randomness. I solve this using a spectrum of techniques: Pseudo-Random Number Generators (PRNGs) for logic like gaming, hardw
