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Re:A Comprehensive Guide on Public Key Cryptography by throwawaymath on Monday December 24, 2018 @02:34PM (#18753833)
Yes, hash functions only approximate one way functions since we haven't technically created one - your point here is what I was referring to by mentioning the random oracle model.

But the random oracle model is fully theoretically sound - I'm not sure where you got the impression it isn't. Do you think everything outside the standard model of cryptography isn't theoretically sound? What, then, is your definition of soundness?

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Re:A Comprehensive Guide on Public Key Cryptography by betterunix2 on Monday December 24, 2018 @07:21PM (#18755058)
ROM is not sound because there are constructions that are provably secure that cannot be securely instantiated. I do not deny that it is pragmatic or that the problems have not been relevant in practice, but the ROM is just a heuristic.
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