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On Thu, 16 Sep 2004, Jonathan Morton wrote:
The padding places the "tail" of the count field at byte 32 or 52 (mod 64), which are the two most efficient places to calculate changes in SHA-1 for. Most practical e-mail addresses will end up as 96-byte tokens (32+64), though particularly short ones can be 52 bytes. If the extension field gets substantial use, 116-byte tokens may also become common.
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thoughts (after i should be in bed) about getting rid of the padding...
i'm going to bed soon... i promise.
...atom
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"States of war are also understood to require the opposition in the legislature to moderate its otherwise essential functions of criticism. Calls are issued to stand behind the political leadership and to display unity, with the implication that the enemy is watching and that failure to unite is tantamount to treason. These are not healthy conditions for a democracy; indeed, they are the opposite of democracy." -- Philip E. Agre, Department of Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.3.6 (FreeBSD) Comment: What is this gibberish? Comment: http://atom.smasher.org/links/#digital_signatures
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