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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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1033 How to securely hash passwords? Mar 2 '13
607 How does SSL/TLS work? Sep 29 '12
582 Do any security experts recommend bcrypt for password storage? Aug 19 '11
559 CRIME - How to beat the BEAST successor? Sep 8 '12
505 What's the difference between SSL, TLS, and HTTPS? Jul 10 '11
489 XKCD #936: Short complex password, or long dictionary passphrase? Aug 10 '11
460 Are passwords stored in memory safe? Jan 14 '13
373 How is it possible that people observing an HTTPS connection being established wouldn't know how to decrypt it? Aug 15 '11
327 How does SSL/TLS work? Sep 29 '12
277 Amount of simple operations that is safely out of reach for all humanity? Aug 11 '11
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