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Re:How random are TOTP codes? by whalesalad on Friday July 05, 2024 @12:38PM (#40884149)
I've always been under the impression that popular TOTP implementations were specifically designed to produce "nice" codes. They always have repeated digits, like 202838.
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Re:How random are TOTP codes? by wavemode on Friday July 05, 2024 @03:51PM (#40885467)
I think that's just the birthday paradox. It's highly likely for a randomly generated number to have some repeated digits.
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