Reject hashes in a helpful manner
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- Dominant language
- C
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Description
See https://github.com/magnumripper/JohnTheRipper/issues/3221 for details.
Example: If the ethereum-opencl format seems a valid ethereum hash with an unsupported KDF (e.g. scrypt KDF), it should reject such hashes with a helpful error message.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Read linked issue 3221 for the missing details, then inspect the ethereum-opencl format entry point. The change is complete when hashes using an unsupported KDF such as scrypt are rejected with a helpful error message rather than treated as valid.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- c
- Domain
- cryptography, security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100