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tedunangst
on June 15, 2011
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A possible flaw in open-source bcrypt implementati...
Reducing the log of the keyspace by 4.16%, which is not a particularly interesting measurement.
Reducing a key by 8 bits reduces the key space by 255/256, regardless of key size.
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Reducing a key by 8 bits reduces the key space by 255/256, regardless of key size.