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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.cwi.nl/news/2012/cwi-cryptanalist-discovers-new-cryptographic-attack-variant-in-flame-spy-malware">http://www.cwi.nl/news/2012/cwi-cryptanalist-discovers-new-cryptographic-attack-variant-in-flame-spy-malware</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I believe this would be a good place to follow public cryptanalytic research on the Flame MD5 collision attack and whether it has implications for pre-image resistance. I would be surprised if there is much additional news before Gjovik,
given the pace at which such research typically progresses. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Brad Hill<o:p></o:p></p>
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