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Message-ID: <5419DE6A.2060405@bindshell.nl> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:18:02 -0700 From: epixoip <epixoip@...dshell.nl> To: discussions@...sword-hashing.net Subject: Re: [PHC] omegacrypt and timing On 9/17/2014 11:22 AM, Krisztián Pintér wrote: > epixoip (at Wednesday, September 17, 2014, 7:17:21 PM): >> I've never heard that this was a no-no in the context of password >> hashing. > what is the fundamental difference between password hashing and other > areas that makes that rule not in effect? Password hashing is not cryptography. Timing attacks are not a practical concern in password hashing, especially not with salted schemes.
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