Reply to post: Re: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 sha1 calculations

'First ever' SHA-1 hash collision calculated. All it took were five clever brains... and 6,610 years of processor time

Charles 9

Re: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 sha1 calculations

But if you can insert "not" AND just stash away the "KJ"BIUE_D H£(*ERNY£" in a garbage area, you're sorted.

What I want to know if this is more than a collision but a preimage attack (or more severely, a SECOND-preimage attack that found a collision with a specific target).

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