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answered Justifying simplifying assumption about message distributions for perfectly secret encryption?
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accepted Non-uniform hierarchy theorem for approximating functions
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comment Non-uniform hierarchy theorem for approximating functions
Thanks! This looks like exactly what I am looking for. I'm leaving the question open for now in case someone is aware of (1) a more recent reference, and/or (2) a statement of the results I am looking for so I don't have to go re-derive them myself. =)
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asked Non-uniform hierarchy theorem for approximating functions
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comment Overwriting saved eip to point to stdin?
@OliCharlesworth: so does ASLR randomize the location of stdio on the heap?
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comment Overwriting saved eip to point to stdin?
Yes, I mean the stdio buffer on the heap. What is interesting here is that the exploit works <em>even if the shellcode does not get written onto the stack at all</em> (e.g., if the overflow allows the saved eip to be overwritten, but does not copy the shellcode itself).
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answered Rabins Signature Implementation
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asked Overwriting saved eip to point to stdin?
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answered Are linear feedback shift registers being generally discouraged by cryptologists?
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comment "forward-secure" zero knowledge protocols
The standard notion of zero knowledge is <em>auxiliary-input</em> zero knowledge, which is preserved even if the distinguisher is given <em>any</em> auxiliary input (in particular the random bits used to generate the instance to be proven).
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answered How much bigger does a precomputed lookup table get when salt is added?
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comment Variants of direct product theorems
I would also be interested if any weaker results are known, e.g., that computing $k$ copies of $f$ requires size $s+O(k)$...
Apr
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comment Variants of direct product theorems
I took a look at Chapter 10.2 of Wegener's book (thanks for the reference!) that shows that a direct-sum result cannot hold in general. But is anything known for specific $f$ (perhaps those having circuit complexity smaller than $2^n$)? (I am still interested in worst-case complexity, and for arbitrary circuits.)
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