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Re:Eight Bits of Trust; eMudhra's CA keys cracked in millise... by creatonez on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @09:09PM (#50189858)
Huh? Smaller numbers are a smaller part of the space.
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Re:Eight Bits of Trust; eMudhra's CA keys cracked in millise... by palata on Thursday October 22, 2026 @06:38AM (#50193561)
So if I take a random number between 1 and 100, you think it's less likely that I pick 4 than, say, 83?
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Re:Eight Bits of Trust; eMudhra's CA keys cracked in millise... by chopin on Friday October 23, 2026 @06:28AM (#50206820)
No but it's less likely to pick a number <10 than >50.
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Re:Eight Bits of Trust; eMudhra's CA keys cracked in millise... by palata on Friday October 23, 2026 @06:54AM (#50207010)
So what? It's more likely to pick a number <10 than a number between 42 and 44.
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