Matthew Small wrote: > Hashing is not always a "theoretically unique" value. I know of hashes > that will produce the same hash value from different input values, but > those are not typically used in encryption/decryption algorithms, where > recovery of the original form is an issue. I've seen them in storage > algorithms when I was a student.
Oops, right. Generic hashing is simply producing one value from another. The hash value should be consistent, but I don't know that it's a requirement in order to be termed as a hashing algorithm. As you mentioned though, the 1-way hashs are the ones that are used for security/authentication/etc. > In the end, I am not an encryption expert but I play one on TV. :-) I > was offering the reason I thought it most likely that the encryption > algorithm offers up multiple versions of encrypted text from the same > data. Yeah, I play one on the other similarly themed show 8^). -- Mosh Teitelbaum evoch, LLC Tel: (301) 625-9191 Fax: (301) 933-3651 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.evoch.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=4 FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm
