cpressercccpresser@chaos.social
Oct 20, 2026, 4:14 PM@q ELI5? I have almost zero knowledge in crypto and don't understand it.
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Oct 20, 2026, 4:39 PM@cccpresser the private key for a certificate that can attest for other websites (super super secret) is the number 4
yes its as stupid as it sounds
Oct 20, 2026, 5:45 PM@cccpresser cryptography, basically, is doing math with input data, and a secret number. You want secret number to be big and random, so no one could guess it and undo your math
number 4 is, obviously, neither big nor very random...
rzeta0rzeta0@mastodon.worldOct 20, 2026, 6:47 PMI'm no expert so tell me where I'm wrong:
1. If you have a large range from which to choose a number randomly then 4 is entirely possible.
2. The criterion is a number hard to factor.
Is that right?
- Oct 20, 2026, 7:12 PM
@rzeta0 @mo @cccpresser 2 is only true for RSA keys, this is ECDSA
Klaynycki@critters.gayOct 21, 2026, 4:17 AM@q@glauca.space @rzeta0@mastodon.world @mo@mastodon.ml @cccpresser@chaos.social what is it based on if its not prime factors this time?