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How does winrar know I typed the right key?
As far as I know WinRar uses the password you type and derives the key from it. But how exactly does it check if the key I typed is correct? What I think is that it compares your guess with the right ...
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Could using a generated key from an online service be considered a risk?
With some colleagues we're having a debate regarding the randomkeygen.com website.
I do think that there is a security risk using the generated keys of this (or any of this kind) website.
Why ? ...
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How much added security do I really get with a longer key size?
Imagine I have a cipher which supports keys of 128, 192 or 256 bits. Suppose that there are no vulnerabilities in the cipher regardless of key length. I'm going to use it to encrypt something, and I'...
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