Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p George Barry Purdy is a mathematician and computer scientist who specializes in combinatorial geometry and number theory. He is the namesake of the Purdy polynomial, used in operating systems (e.g., OpenVMS) to hash user passwords. OpenVMS uses a 64-bit version, based on a 64-bit prime, that is starting to be considered insecure, but there is no theoretical limit to the size of the prime used, and it is rumored that there are classified military versions that are extremely secure.. }
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- George_B._Purdy comment "George Barry Purdy is a mathematician and computer scientist who specializes in combinatorial geometry and number theory. He is the namesake of the Purdy polynomial, used in operating systems (e.g., OpenVMS) to hash user passwords. OpenVMS uses a 64-bit version, based on a 64-bit prime, that is starting to be considered insecure, but there is no theoretical limit to the size of the prime used, and it is rumored that there are classified military versions that are extremely secure.".