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It seems we have had a few questions recently asking for references on implementations. For example:

Are these sorts of questions off-topic here? Should we update the FAQ to address this? Is there another SE site these should be migrated to?

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Here is another example: Any practical implementation of homomorphic hashing?

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Here is yet another example: Ciphertext-Policy Attribute-Based Encryption Java Implementation

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My leaning would be to close the questions as off-topic just like we close list questions. As to another SE site, I am not sure.

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They seem on-topic to me (if they meet all our other criteria, like asking an answerable question, with well-defined criteria for evaluation of the answer, and they "show their work"). I don't see a problem with these questions. I suggest we treat them as on-topic.

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    $\begingroup$ They are answerable if an implementation exists. Otherwise it is hard for anyone to say "no, no implementation exists". Also, if I say yes implementation X exists and you say implementation Y exists, how do you evaluate the two answers? $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 27, 2013 at 15:53
  • $\begingroup$ And the FAQ clearly states implementation questions "probably" belong on Security, so perhaps the FAQ should be addressed. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 27, 2013 at 16:02
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    $\begingroup$ @Thomas, FWIW I asked on Security's meta. $\endgroup$ Commented Feb 27, 2013 at 19:09

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