To all cryptographers: did you HAVE to call it a 'nonce'
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To all cryptographers: did you HAVE to call it a 'nonce'
@RustyCrab Number used ONCE
you see only ONCE ONCE is IMPORTANT
you see only ONCE ONCE is IMPORTANT
@RustyCrab as a cryptographer: yes 
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nonce = a number only used once...
That was the definition I was first introduced to, I know there is some other meaning, but it never made sense to me, and I can never remember it xD
nonce = a number only used once...
That was the definition I was first introduced to, I know there is some other meaning, but it never made sense to me, and I can never remember it xD
@deprecated_ii @RustyCrab that feels so random
@hazlin @RustyCrab slang for a child molester
Nobody outside of Britain cares, the real question is why did Adobe call it a PDF file?
@cjd pedophile software
@cjd pedophile software