Random musings
One of the most important properties of a cryptographic hash function is that of “Strong collision-resistance“, that is, it should be "computationally infeasible" to find distinct inputs x1, x2 such that hash(x1) = hash(x2). For the SHA-1 hash function, which generates a 160 bit hash, to have strong collision resistance, only a brute force attack … Read more
If you work in the computer security area, it is like drinking from the fire hose, what with the daily revelations about snooping and spying by the NSA. So much to talk, write and discuss. Comedians (and their writers) get excited when interesting politicians become newsmakers, as it makes their jobs much easier and more … Read more
There was an article in the news from some nobody in Bollywood that Salman Khan is much much bigger than Sachin. I would have to agree strongly. However, the Salman Khan I am thinking of is not a Bodyguard but someone who has truly unleashed the potential in so many peopele — a teacher who … Read more
Osama was on the top of the 10 most wanted list. Wanted dead or alive — preferably alive. US prefers to capture wanted criminals alive — if required via the extraordinary rendition — treat them as enemy combatants, interrogate, try and convict them. For e.g., US pulled Saddam Hussein from the hole he was hiding, … Read more
How many people will apply for the job of Mayor of a city after they have served as Governor of the State? Jerry was the Governor of California for 2 terms (1975 to 1983) and Mayor of Oakland, CA from 1999 to 2007. He has been elected as Governor of California and his term will start in 2011.
> “Are you going to choose a New Zealander who looks and sounds like a New Zealander this time… Are we going to go for someone who is more like a New Zealander?” Henry quizzed the Prime Minister.
A woman told the cabin crew that she heard the cleric saying over phone “jahaz udne wala hai, ham udane wala hai” (the plane is about to take off, we are about to blow up), police said.
In today’s news: While China continues to claim Arunachal Pradesh as its own, technology giant Google seems to have decided to take a line to please both Beijing and New Delhi. On the Google Maps site localised for users in China (http://ditu.google.cn), Arunachal Pradesh appears as part of China. On the site for users in … Read more
You may encounter a plot like this in a bad spy novel. It goes something like this:
A top ranking anti-terrorism official enters 10 Downing Street clutching a folder containing a “For your eyes only” document. He briefs the Prime Minister — about an ongoing stakeout involving potential terrorists
A few years back, say about the time when a certain Hussein was being hanged, who would have thought — or wagered — that another Husein would soon be giving USA’s State of the Union speech. Wait, there is more. Who could have imagined that a certain Piyush Jindal will be asked to give the … Read more