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Thomas Pornin

Cryptographer, programmer in several languages (C, Java, several assemblies, Pascal, Forth...). I also have a life.

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1013 How to securely hash passwords? Mar 2 '13
598 How does SSL/TLS work? Sep 29 '12
576 Do any security experts recommend bcrypt for password storage? Aug 19 '11
556 CRIME - How to beat the BEAST successor? Sep 8 '12
498 What's the difference between SSL, TLS, and HTTPS? Jul 10 '11
484 XKCD #936: Short complex password, or long dictionary passphrase? Aug 10 '11
457 Are passwords stored in memory safe? Jan 14 '13
370 How is it possible that people observing an HTTPS connection being established wouldn't know how to decrypt it? Aug 15 '11
324 How does SSL/TLS work? Sep 29 '12
276 Amount of simple operations that is safely out of reach for all humanity? Aug 11 '11
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