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Life & fun · June 7, 2020

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Puree – Password-based Uniform-Random-Equivalent Encryption

Puree – Password-based Uniform-Random-Equivalent Encryption launched on June 7, 2020 with 190 votes, #139 of 4,317 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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Puree is a password-based encryption tool that generates uniform random equivalents for passwords. Launched in 2020, it converts passwords into random-equivalent encrypted forms through a deterministic process. The tool is designed for users who need to create consistent, randomized password derivatives or explore encryption methods. It operates as a web-based utility at puree.cc and appeals to people interested in cryptography and password management techniques.

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In comparison, the most common disk encryption header format used on Linux systems is LUKS (Linux Unified Key Setup) . If you were to look at the first 512 bytes of a disk encrypted with LUKS, you would see something like this: Clearly, it is trivial to detect that a disk is encrypted with LUKS. In fact, this isn't just a problem with LUKS; but also with most password-based disk encryption solutions. This isn't surprising: it turns out to be a difficult problem to solve. But PUREE does solve this problem, and guarantees that all data on the disk, including the header, looks completely random. Since it has long been common practice to wipe disks by overwriting with random data, PUREE…from puree.cc

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