richard offer wrote: >* frm dawat_private "08/23/01 22:01:37 +0000" | sed '1,$s/^/* >* David Wheeler wrote: >*> Basically, MD5 works, even if you're only using 32 bits, as a practical >*> method for distinguishing modules. >* >* Yes. With n modules, the probability of a collision is only about >* n^2/2^33. In other words, as long as you don't have tens of thousands >* of module names, it is unlikely that you'll ever see a collision. > >For truely random entries. [...] No, for module names of any form, whether they are random or not. Remember, the output of MD5 looks random even when the input isn't. _______________________________________________ linux-security-module mailing list linux-security-moduleat_private http://mail.wirex.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-security-module
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