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| Subject: | Re: SHA1 showing it's age |
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| Date: | Tue, 22 Feb 2005 16:34:23 -0500 |
Kevin.M-ctr.Shannon@faa.gov wrote:
Barry,
Your quoted conversation is hilarious. I think that I had the exact same conversation, regarding duplicate hashes, with a peer when I was in college.
And it ended something like this...
"Yeah, theoretically you could have a duplicate hash on a different file but the odds are so great no one would ever be able to do it."
HAHA It seems that the entire method of cross-checking based on all general hashing techniques must be taken back to the drawing board.
Unless each file is assigned some number analogous to Pi (an infinite number), there will always be a flaw.
At this point, I could lead into an argument that mathematics is inherently flawed because of several reasons:
1. It is a human creation
2. ...3....etc.
But I'll save that for some philosophy list.
Hah - so true.
-Barry
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