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Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error

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On Sat, Aug 2, 2014 at 7:42 AM, Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> wrote:
> For mercurial, with no treat model, a 160 bit hash is used. Internet
> applications need more bits and carefully vetted algorithms to hopefully
> make the actual principle true.

Ditto git, which also has no threat model. I don't know of any
situation in HTTPS that has this, but the classic concept of hashed
passwords (quite independent of HTTPS) basically says "if I take an
arbitrary/random salt and combine it with your password, and hash
that, then the probability of a hash collision involving the same salt
and a different password approaches 0". And any time "approaches 0" is
provably false (or doesn't approach 0 closely enough), you have weak
passwords, which is why it's a really bad idea to use MD5 passwording.
Ergo MD5 is not (any more, at least) a "carefully vetted algorithm".
(That said, though, I will happily use md5sum across a huge pile of
files to find duplicates. It's a lot quicker than sha*sum, and I don't
have reason to expect malicious hash collisions on my own hard drive.
Plus, I can always just check some other way.)

ChrisA

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Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2014-07-31 20:12 -0700
  Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-08-01 04:04 +0000
    Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-08-01 14:17 +1000
      Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-08-01 13:31 +0000
        Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-01 23:57 +1000
          Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-08-01 18:39 +0300
            Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-08-01 17:42 -0400
            Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-02 09:57 +1000
              Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-08-02 09:41 +0300
                Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-08-02 10:06 +0300
                Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-02 20:58 +1000
            Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-08-02 11:47 +1000
              Re: Dict when defining not returning multi value key error Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-08-02 12:13 +1000

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