What is the difference (legal or otherwise) between "decoding" and "decrypting?" [more inside]
posted by explosion on Sep 30, 2008 - 13 answers

GPG/PGP: Is it possible to verify that a file is a valid GPG/PGP file before decrypting it, without a signature? [more inside]
posted by unixrat on Jun 25, 2007 - 6 answers

How can I run a dictionary attack against a password-protected disk image file on OS X? [more inside]
posted by alms on Sep 24, 2006 - 16 answers

Given a couple of encrypted hash strings, I need to identify the algorithm used to generate the hashes so that I can brute-force decrypt them. More inside.. [more inside]
posted by mrbill on Jun 16, 2004 - 16 answers