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Probably easier to prove its broken. Encrypt some plaintext with your scheme and then feed the results into the NIST random number test suite. If your results aren't random then the scheme is probably weak.
A consistent failure to pass randomness tests would imply cryptographic weaknesses, which would likely be exploitable. On the other hand, it's possible for a scheme to pass any randomness test one might care to throw at it but nonetheless be cryptographically very weak. Given the availability of strong cryptographic methods, I don't see much point to using weak ones unless one is operating under severe hardware constraints.
Of course, it may well be that the application requirements don't quite match any existing security protocol. If that is the case, I would suggest building a protocol using existing encryption algorithms. Under that scenario, you may be able to prove that the only way to crack the protocol is to crack one of the underlying algorithms. Developing a secure protocol will often be tricky, even given secure algorithms, but with care you may be able to produce a protocol that can be shown to be as secure as the algorithms at its core.
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What would the postfix expressions for the following statements;
a – (b / c * d )
a / b / c – ( d + e ) * f
Thanks!
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Hi everyone,
Please I need help in explaining the meaning of the following statements in data structures;
getTop(stackTop)
push(stackTop)
please help.
Thanks!
ALOYSIUS.
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getTop(stackTop) => probably a method for getting the top element in a Stack.
push(stackTop) => probably a method for pushing an element to top of a Stack.
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How does an ATM work? Thank you.
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olsion wrote: How does an ATM work?
Which ATM? Asynchronous Transfer Mode, Automated Teller Machine?
If it's Automated Teller Machine, then you stand beside the machine - it's usually (but not always) located in a wall. Try not to stand behind it because:
a) It makes it really hard to stick your card in
b) You can't really see the keys to press
and
c) If the ATM is located in a wall, you'll have to knock an inconvenient hole in the wall to stick your arms through.
Once you've positioned yourself on the right side of the ATM, and are within reaching distance (obviously you don't want to have to throw the card at it and hope that it slides into the card reader), insert your card into the card reader slot, follow the instructions onscreen, enter your PIN and perform the operation of your choice. The operation should be related to the ATM, it's unadvisable to perform an appendectomy beside the ATM, for instance.
The PIN here refers to a Personal Identity Number that will have been issued to you by your bank. Physically sticking Pins into the ATM will do nothing for it - it does not need acupuncture, it does not respect voodoo.
Please choose the correct slot for the card when you enter it. The mouth of the person standing behind you does not count as a card reader. The receipts tray does not constitute the card reader, nor does the rubbish bin near by.
Thus ends your ATM lesson for today.
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That was a good one.
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Yusuf wrote: He would like to offer a book deal for "ATM for dummies"
I'll be happy to write one if he'll give me a plausible reason for drive-up ATMs that have Braille keypads.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Roger Wright wrote: plausible reason for drive-up ATMs that have Braille keypads.
According to this[^] it is because of ADA. (See the second question)
Yusuf
Oh didn't you notice, analogous to square roots, they recently introduced rectangular, circular, and diamond roots to determine the size of the corresponding shapes when given the area. Luc Pattyn[^]
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1) ATM used by blind drivers side passenger.
2) Why manufacture two types of keypads?
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Okay... I'm writing as fast as I can. 
Actually, I figured that out, but it still seems absurd to me to find them in the US. We have no blind driver-side passengers, though a case might be made for a blind client using the ATM from a cab. My cynical nature inclines me to think that the most likely reason is that it's cheaper to make one kind of keyboard than two.
"A Journey of a Thousand Rest Stops Begins with a Single Movement"
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Stevie Wonder rides in a Limo, and might want to use the ATM. Therefore all ATM's should be accessible to Stevie Wonder.
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For the regulars who answer questions on this board - is there any point to having Chris put up a sticky that discourages asking for "URGENTZ - NEED HELP" type requests? Perhaps included in the sticky would be advice on asking good questions so that your question gets answered?
If I can get some agreement on this, I'll post something in the suggestions forum to that effect.
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I doubt that such a warning would phase 99% of such posters since they probably wouldn't read it. A large proportion of such posts come as their very first post. Hell, a lot of them can't even seem to figure out which forum to post in. 
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IMO every forum should have a sticky message, and most of them could have exactly the same content except for the mission statement. Why would this forum be any different?
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Luc Pattyn wrote: Why would this forum be any different?
I don't know. That's why I asked! 
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If you want to suggest they change it, you would have to repost in the suggestions&bugs forum, that's the only one Chris reads!
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As if sticky will do any magic. I think what might force people to read (at least see it) is when someone is new (say below x number of posts) then when posting they will be redirected with the page that have the same wording as sticky and they need to consent (similar to EULA) by checking off. That way, at least they will loose the "oh! I did not see it" argument.
just my 2cents
Yusuf
Oh didn't you notice, analogous to square roots, they recently introduced rectangular, circular, and diamond roots to determine the size of the corresponding shapes when given the area. Luc Pattyn[^]
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you can't complain about people not following the rules, if the rules aren't published.
Having them signed of once may not be good enough, lots of things around here change all the time.
I'm in favor of a sticky note with a last-modified date (as in suggs/bugs forum).
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- the quality and detail of your question reflects on the effectiveness of the help you are likely to get
- use the code block button (PRE tags) to preserve formatting when showing multi-line code snippets
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Luc Pattyn wrote: you can't complain about people not following the rules, if the rules aren't published.
I think you did not get what I said. What I suggested was a different way of publishing the rules. This can be done in addition to sticky.
Luc Pattyn wrote: Having them signed of once may not be good enough, lots of things around here change all the time.
No, it does have to be done only once. This could be for the first x number of posts. That way the message is delivered again and again.
Luc Pattyn wrote: I'm in favor of a sticky note with a last-modified date (as in suggs/bugs forum).
I have nothing against this. But if you see the sticky for asp.net and c# ( for example ), the most rules that get violated frequently are #1 and #2. So, the question is how do we make people to follow this rules, well
1. Sticky is good, but it does not force people to see it.
2. Making it *mandatory* to show for the first x number of posts will force *some* people to notice it. I recon it will not eliminate the issue, people will keep ignoring it, but if it can reduce the people by good percentage it is worth it.
Yusuf
Oh didn't you notice, analogous to square roots, they recently introduced rectangular, circular, and diamond roots to determine the size of the corresponding shapes when given the area. Luc Pattyn[^]
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Rather than annoying new members N times (some do understand from a single read, you should not punish them for being new here), we should be given a button "poster needs to read the rules again" next to "vote to remove", so readers can inflict the pop-up rules as much as is required.
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I like it.
Yusuf
Oh didn't you notice, analogous to square roots, they recently introduced rectangular, circular, and diamond roots to determine the size of the corresponding shapes when given the area. Luc Pattyn[^]
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