Quote from: FiiNALiZE on July 11, 2013, 09:30:40 PM

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Quote from: Zas on July 11, 2013, 08:56:38 PM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encryption

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In cryptography, encryption is the process of encoding messages (or information) in such a way that eavesdroppers or hackers cannot read it, but that authorized parties can.

Are you aware that PGP uses SHA-2 as it's encryption algorithm.

Okay, get this through your thick skull:

Hash function -> One way message digest. Cannot go from digest to input without brute force (barring attacks against the algo).
Encryption algorithm -> A reversible encoding that can only be reversed with additional information, the key.

PGP may very well use SHA-2, but it's for hashing, not for encryption.

May I ask what your background or education is for programming/computers? If you're self learned that's fine too - I've personally met 16 year old hackers all self learned who hacked in NASA servers and the pentagon.

Yea and I've met 10 year olds who hacked into the NSA and the CIA.

Get real

You're joking right? You think that's easy?

Why then would the CIA show up in Eastern Europe and offer one guy an immediate flight to America and a job for the Feds? They literally took him on the spot with his parents permission of course. If its no big deal why don't they hire you?

And the other guy got busted by the Feds and google bailed him out and paid the Feds near $400,000 fee - their cost to track him down, and now he works for google but since he's living in a 3rd world country (eastern Europe) and google basically owns him he doesn't get paid jack.

You think google would pay $400,000 upfront cost for you or the 10 year olds you know. Both these kids had ZERO programming training and obviously they're unique and talented otherwise the Feds and the google wouldn't pay big money for some kids with no formal education.

I'm just saying a person can be self taught and be very talented and capable so a degree is nice but not necessary. Creativity is something you can't teach and I'm guessing that's what set these kids apart.