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lern_too_spel
on Dec 17, 2022
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I almost failed to search a 37 GB text file in und...
I assume they meant computing a minimal perfect hash, so they can seek directly to where the password hash would be in the file if it exists instead of binary searching.
vlovich123
on Dec 20, 2022
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Yes that. Wasn’t even thinking about collisions since the probability is so low.
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