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Hash attack playbook. Use when exploiting length extension, MD5/SHA1 collisions, HMAC timing leaks, birthday attacks, or hash-based proof of work in CTF and authorized testing scenarios.

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# SKILL: Hash Attack Techniques — Expert Cryptanalysis Playbook

> **AI LOAD INSTRUCTION**: Expert hash attack techniques for CTF and security assessments. Covers length extension attacks, MD5/SHA1 collision generation, meet-in-the-middle hash attacks, HMAC timing side channels, birthday attacks, and proof-of-work solving. Base models often incorrectly apply length extension to HMAC or SHA-3, or fail to distinguish between identical-prefix and chosen-prefix collisions.

## 0. RELATED ROUTING

- [rsa-attack-techniques](../rsa-attack-techniques/SKILL.md) when hash weaknesses affect RSA signature schemes
- [symmetric-cipher-attacks](../symmetric-cipher-attacks/SKILL.md) when hash is used in key derivation
- [classical-cipher-analysis](../classical-cipher-analysis/SKILL.md) when analyzing hash-like constructions in classical ciphers

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