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Security firm Trail of Bits has published SequenceHash, a tool it describes as multihashing "for the rest of us." The announcement introduces an approach to computing multiple hash functions over the same data more easily, aiming to make a technique common in cryptography and security engineering accessible to ordinary developers. Discussion among engineers is centered on the tool's practical uses and design.
- 2Trail of Bits releases SequenceHash to fix insecure multi-value hashing●Hashing several values together is easy to get wrong, and the mistakes can lead to forgeries. TupleHash only works with
Security firm Trail of Bits says combining multiple values into a single hash is easy to get wrong, and those mistakes can enable forgeries. It notes TupleHash addresses the problem but only works with Keccak, while outside SHA-3 developers often roll their own, insecure multihashing. The firm has built SequenceHash, a length-suffixed construction that works with any hash function.
- 3Hikers report trail damage around Kersey Lake in the Beartooths●Kersey Lake, in the Beartooth Mountains. A lot of this trail had been a little bit torn up by horses, which was unfortun
A hiker described conditions at Kersey Lake in Montana's Beartooth Mountains, noting that much of the trail had been torn up by horses. The report highlights ongoing concerns about trail wear from pack animals on popular backcountry routes in the range, where visitors share photos of Montana's alpine scenery and discuss how best to protect it.