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Re:Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen en... by floxy on Friday October 13, 2023 @12:39PM (#37872516)
>there's both historical and practical precedent for the strengthening alternative.

I'm aware of the DES S-boxes, are there other examples of this?

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Re:Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen en... by tjalfi on Friday October 13, 2023 @01:17PM (#37873016)
SHA was withdrawn after publication and replaced with a stronger version[0].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SHA-1#Development

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