What is the difference between RAR and ZIP?

1, the compression algorithm is different

rar format can provide better compression rate, zip is an open compression file, the algorithm is not limited to one, zip has the advantage of compression speed.

2. Different functions

rar does not support the recovery of records, zip supports the recovery of physically damaged data, you can also lock important compressed files.

3. Different sizes

rar can manage almost unlimited file sizes, zip handles a single file up to a maximum of 4GB.

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Security Issues

Both zip and rar can be password protected, but rar is more secure. Because zip is widely used and the code is open source, it is common for compressed files to be broken by brute force. And for zip password "plaintext attack" is even more deadly. If you know the contents of an encrypted zip file, you can reverse-engineer the zip passphrase.

And rar is a "foregone conclusion", it appears to make up for the security problems of zip. The use of the currently recognized security factor is very high AES symmetric encryption algorithm, the password length of up to 128 characters. Even if you run a dictionary to get to the end of the violent cracking can not be solved.

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