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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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1057 How to securely hash passwords? Mar 2 '13
615 How does SSL/TLS work? Sep 29 '12
592 Do any security experts recommend bcrypt for password storage? Aug 19 '11
560 CRIME - How to beat the BEAST successor? Sep 8 '12
510 What's the difference between SSL, TLS, and HTTPS? Jul 10 '11
496 XKCD #936: Short complex password, or long dictionary passphrase? Aug 10 '11
463 Are passwords stored in memory safe? Jan 14 '13
378 How is it possible that people observing an HTTPS connection being established wouldn't know how to decrypt it? Aug 15 '11
328 How does SSL/TLS work? Sep 29 '12
284 Amount of simple operations that is safely out of reach for all humanity? Aug 11 '11
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