(a) Explain why a successful attack on second pre-image resistance implies a successful attack on collision resistance.
(a) Explain why a successful attack on second pre-image resistance implies a successful attack on collision resistance.
(b) Explain why a successful attack on collision resistance does not imply an attack on second pre-image resistance (under the assumption that second pre-image hash functions exist).
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