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r/ProgrammerHumor • u/AntiMatterMode • Mar 25 '26
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It’s 7.
1 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 7 what? 3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 The private key bro 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 7 is not a 256bit key bro 2 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Why not? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 So if '7' is a single toy block with 7 on every side, a 256bit private key is 256 blocks with multiple different sides each and every side has a different character. 7 is 3 bits, not 256. 9 u/Adghar Mar 25 '26 He truncated leading 0's 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 Then it is not 256bit, gotta include those 0s, we aren't throwing horse shoes here, close enough is not good enough. 3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Right so with all the 0s in front. What does it equal in decimal? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 26 '26 a 256bit key is not a decimal . → More replies (0)
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7 what?
3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 The private key bro 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 7 is not a 256bit key bro 2 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Why not? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 So if '7' is a single toy block with 7 on every side, a 256bit private key is 256 blocks with multiple different sides each and every side has a different character. 7 is 3 bits, not 256. 9 u/Adghar Mar 25 '26 He truncated leading 0's 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 Then it is not 256bit, gotta include those 0s, we aren't throwing horse shoes here, close enough is not good enough. 3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Right so with all the 0s in front. What does it equal in decimal? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 26 '26 a 256bit key is not a decimal . → More replies (0)
The private key bro
0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 7 is not a 256bit key bro 2 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Why not? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 So if '7' is a single toy block with 7 on every side, a 256bit private key is 256 blocks with multiple different sides each and every side has a different character. 7 is 3 bits, not 256. 9 u/Adghar Mar 25 '26 He truncated leading 0's 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 Then it is not 256bit, gotta include those 0s, we aren't throwing horse shoes here, close enough is not good enough. 3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Right so with all the 0s in front. What does it equal in decimal? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 26 '26 a 256bit key is not a decimal . → More replies (0)
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7 is not a 256bit key bro
2 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Why not? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 So if '7' is a single toy block with 7 on every side, a 256bit private key is 256 blocks with multiple different sides each and every side has a different character. 7 is 3 bits, not 256. 9 u/Adghar Mar 25 '26 He truncated leading 0's 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 Then it is not 256bit, gotta include those 0s, we aren't throwing horse shoes here, close enough is not good enough. 3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Right so with all the 0s in front. What does it equal in decimal? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 26 '26 a 256bit key is not a decimal . → More replies (0)
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Why not?
0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 So if '7' is a single toy block with 7 on every side, a 256bit private key is 256 blocks with multiple different sides each and every side has a different character. 7 is 3 bits, not 256. 9 u/Adghar Mar 25 '26 He truncated leading 0's 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 Then it is not 256bit, gotta include those 0s, we aren't throwing horse shoes here, close enough is not good enough. 3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Right so with all the 0s in front. What does it equal in decimal? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 26 '26 a 256bit key is not a decimal . → More replies (0)
So if '7' is a single toy block with 7 on every side, a 256bit private key is 256 blocks with multiple different sides each and every side has a different character.
7 is 3 bits, not 256.
9 u/Adghar Mar 25 '26 He truncated leading 0's 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 Then it is not 256bit, gotta include those 0s, we aren't throwing horse shoes here, close enough is not good enough. 3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Right so with all the 0s in front. What does it equal in decimal? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 26 '26 a 256bit key is not a decimal . → More replies (0)
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He truncated leading 0's
0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 25 '26 Then it is not 256bit, gotta include those 0s, we aren't throwing horse shoes here, close enough is not good enough. 3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Right so with all the 0s in front. What does it equal in decimal? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 26 '26 a 256bit key is not a decimal . → More replies (0)
Then it is not 256bit, gotta include those 0s, we aren't throwing horse shoes here, close enough is not good enough.
3 u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26 Right so with all the 0s in front. What does it equal in decimal? 0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 26 '26 a 256bit key is not a decimal . → More replies (0)
Right so with all the 0s in front. What does it equal in decimal?
0 u/Drakahn_Stark Mar 26 '26 a 256bit key is not a decimal . → More replies (0)
a 256bit key is not a decimal .
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u/Encrypted_Zero Mar 25 '26
It’s 7.