On 3 April 2013 19:39, Andreas Mattheiss <please.post@publicly.invalid>wrote:
> Well, uhm, if it's really important to you: > > The concept of hashes/fingerprints/etc. is that it is (next to) impossible > to find an entity-to-be-hashed (here a key) if you specify the hash. In > fact a hash function that allows you to do this would be cryptographically > frowned upon. > > However, there is nothing that stops you from generation a gazillon of > keys, until you - by chance - get one with a hash you like. > > This brute force approach is what is behind bitcoin mining or hashcashing > email messages - the latter, sadly, an idea ignored by the general public. > Yes, tho I think hashcash is used sometimes in spam assassin > > Regards > Andreas > > -- > LISTER: Me. No another one for you. Rear Admiral Lieutenant General Rimmer. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gnupg-users mailing list > Gnupg-users@gnupg.org > http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users >
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