Rain
Security and privacy
hash functions
SHOW HN2023
18points
9comments
#1,769of 3,109 in 2023
Top 57%of 2023 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 3 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Privacy: 0 for, 1 againstIdea: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
Objections
Claimed secure hash with no cryptanalysis is misleading
From 2 comments
> Secure cryptographic hashing (use at your own risk) Well that's a whole lot of nonsense. Holding out a hash function as secure while providing no analysis is laughable.
bhickey on HNYes, I read the page. This is crayon cryptography. The author has presented no reason for anyone to take this seriously.
bhickey on HN
Name collides with rainbow tables term
From 1 comment
Calling a hash function "rainbow" when this term is already used for "rainbow tables" in the same domain is grade A confusing.
progbits on HN
Requests
Security analysis of Rainstorm
From 1 comment
Based on the feedback here, I modified the README: <// Rain //> This repository houses the Rainbow and Rainstorm hash functions, developed by Cris Stringfellow and licensed under…
keepamovin on HN