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+1 on that!<BR>
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I don't know squat about MD5 (not my sandbox)...but I too learned a heap from your response Michael!<BR>
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Thank you for being so willing to share and take the time to respond and contribute in this way.<BR>
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I for one save your comments for future reference! <BR>
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THANK YOU!!!<BR>
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On Thu, 2012-06-28 at 21:47 -0400, Michael Campbell wrote:<BR>
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On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:49 AM, Michael H. Warfield <<A HREF="mailto:mhw@wittsend.com">mhw@wittsend.com</A>> wrote:
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Because of the way MD5<BR>
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identical data to them and still maintain that collision.
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I know enough about MD5 to know I don't know shit about MD5, and this I found fascinating. In some way it makes perfect sense, but I never would have thought that it worked that way.
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Thanks Michael! "Today I learned..."
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