TITLE: Losing passwords like a boss
ABSTRACT: Modern encryption techniques are used all over the
place to protect your communications and data. These techniques are subtle, and
even small changes to an algorithm can render it totally freaking useless.
We'll talk about these techniques in the context of block ciphers, and find out
how a large and (in)famous software company totally screwed it up and lost
people's passwords because of a poor implementation. We'll learn the exact
details of some block cipher attacks and, time permitting, practice breaking
some other systems.