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CS student who knows nothing about computers, programming, IT, or anything else computer-related. Also has a vague affection for cryptography and security. Coaches girls' volleyball with a club in Northern Virginia.


Jun
10
revised Why is using a pseudo-random key considered more practical than a one-time pad?
Title made clearer; minor syntax edits in body.
May
8
revised Is salting a hash really as secure as common knowledge implies?
Grammar corrections; different word choices for easier reading; modified title
May
2
revised How secure is my private key in the Windows Digital Certificate store?
General cleanup; typo and grammar fixes
May
2
revised Why is RSA using fixed point type numbers?
Consolidated for easier reading on various small-screen devices; minor grammar/spelling fixes
Mar
5
revised Is GPG suitable as part of a password manager and generator?
Minor edits for clarity
Feb
28
revised How less secure is an encryption if we know something about the original data?
Edited for clarity; removed superfluous greetings/thanks
Feb
8
revised How to avoid to lose data encrypted because it was encrypted by no longer supported software?
Rewrote to be cleaner
Feb
7
revised Creating a rainbow table with predefined text
Rewrote to be slightly more understandable.
Feb
7
revised Saved passwords (use case)
General formatting cleanup
Jan
17
revised How to regain access to the server?
Rewrote to be slightly more understandable.
Jan
16
revised Is an ATM alert system triggered by typing the PIN in reverse a secure solution?
Cleaned up formatting, overall improved readability
Jan
9
revised What is the most secure way for two people to communicate?
Added two links and corrected "annoynmity"s
Jan
8
revised What is the most secure way for two people to communicate?
Linked to Claude Shannon's paper on OTP; edited third paragraph to "steganography"
Jan
3
revised Is the US military secret network SIPRNet physically or cryptographicaly separated/secured?
Added paragraph breaks, cleaned up minor punctuation issues and stylistic capitalizations
Dec
18
revised What responsibility do I have in continuing another developer's work?
Cleaned up English usage; broke into paragraphs to be more readable; cleaned title.
Oct
2
revised Are there flaws in this simple key exchange?
Added link to Wikipedia; added note on cryptographic primitives.