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Re:A mode for password hashing by eximius on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @08:25AM (#8623739)
I'm not sure what I think of it, but don't dismiss it because it's not established by X or Y person.

Judge it on its merits, if any. If we can't poke holes in it, then maybe its worth those same people's time to look at.

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Re:A mode for password hashing by sarciszewski on Tuesday November 18, 2014 @09:41AM (#8624003)
PHC isn't about pedigree, it's a formal contest that was open for submissions for a while now. Now they're in the elimination phase.
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