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No - the point is to quickly detect random websites that simply duplicate known favicons! Matching hashes can only occur in these cases: - the site is a carele
by praash 2y ago
No - the point is to quickly detect random websites that simply duplicate known favicons! Matching hashes can only occur in these cases:
- the site is a careless impostor
- the site is the real deal
- a hash collision
- 1970-01-01 2y agoWe agree here. The point is to detect imposters via favicon. Case 1 is easy, simple, and a legitimate concern. Case 2 is the inverse of case 1. A host is misconfigured or something. Much harder to detect, but no more important. Case 3 should not exist.
- toast0 2y ago> Case 3 should not exist. Case 3 must exist by the pigeonhole principle given that the hashes are smaller than most favicons. Otoh, if it does show up, you can exclude it by doing a full comparison.
- HeatrayEnjoyer 2y agoIf it does show up you go play the lottery where the odds are far less long.