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Length-extension attacks are still a thing.

Frank Denis (23 October 2025)
đź”— https://00f.net/2025/10/23/length-extension-attacks/
#security #bcs2110 #bcs

A quick overview of length extension attacks on constructions involving cryptographic hash functions. (TL;DR: Use HMAC; see the “How to do it right” section of the post.)