Re:AsicMiner's Immersion Cooling Mining Facility
by nwh on Monday November 25, 2013 @01:55PM
(#6796083)
No, they can't crack passwords. They increment a nonce at the end of a supplied string and only return if the nonce results in a low hash. They're not a generic "fast SHA" device like you're thinking.
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Re:AsicMiner's Immersion Cooling Mining Facility
by elliottcarlson on Monday November 25, 2013 @02:02PM
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You're right - forgot about the nonce - either way, they are even more application specific and really have no other use.