IBM to Provide Security w/o Sacrificing Privacy Using Hash

[gpg.20.subu at spamgourmet.com]

Hi

>
>This also illustrates some problems with the system, namely hash
>collisions (two people generate the hash "baz") 
>

I thought that two *non* identical names - as in case below will *not*
create the same hash

If it will, what is the probability ? 

Thanks

Subu




Alex Mauer - hawke at hawkesnest.net wrote:

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>Watch list contains:
>
>"Alex Mauer" -> foo
>"Billy Z Williamson" -> bar
>"Corgi McCorkerton" -> baz
>
>Passenger list contains:
>"Billy Z. Williamson" -> xyzzy
>"Alex Mauer" -> foo
>"Fenster LeCrab" -> baz

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>This also illustrates some problems with the system, namely hash
>collisions (two people generate the hash "baz") and the fact that slight
>changes in data will lead to totally different hashes (added period
>after middle initial).
>
>-Alex Mauer "hawke"
>