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[–] 16 points 6 days ago (1 child)

Ain’t no way I’m starting from 0 if the standard key is 256-bit

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  • [–] 18 points 6 days ago

    It’s just as arbitrary as any other number. You can pick at random, but starting with a dictionary attack of easy, non-random keys would probably be a better start.

    I remember playing a game of dvd-deal or no deal, where you would pick random number from one to twenty and see if you won money. The people I was playing with were mad because I just started guessing 1, 2, 3, 4…

    I told them statistically it was just as likely to be those numbers as anything else.

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