Cryptographic hash functions are crucial in ensuring the security and integrity of information across diverse industries. They protect sensitive financial transactions in banking, verify data ...

You might not have realized it, but the next great battle of cryptography began this month. It's not a political battle over export laws or key escrow or NSA eavesdropping, but an academic battle over ...

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Abstract: Crypto-currencies (bitcoin et al) have caught the attention of Governments, enforcement agencies, geeks and the general public. This document provides a simple introduction to ...

In our current times transactions are conducted online more than ever before. We use technology to do things like online banking, ecommerce, and investing— all of which involve sensitive and valuable ...

Having understood hash functions, let’s have a look at another interesting concept called proof-of-work. This is a way to reduce spam and denial of service attacks by requiring a computer to spend ...