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I just recently published a blog post on this topic: https://www.mcherm.com/unique-ids.html https://www.mcherm.com/unique-ids.html Sadly, I am still getting pu

by mcherm 7y ago

I just recently published a blog post on this topic: https://www.mcherm.com/unique-ids.html https://www.mcherm.com/unique-ids.html Sadly, I am still getting pushback from others at my company who are either not convinced by the math or for whom any such analysis doesn't matter. "Yes, but there is still a chance of getting a duplicate, so I don't think this can be safe."

FabHK 7y ago
Yes, that is funny. It feels a bit insane - how do you choose your secret private Bitcoin wallet key? Easy, just pick one randomly! Oh no, but someone else could pick the same key. Sure, but the probably is so vanishingly small, we really really really don't have to worry about it... It is a bit hard to wrap your head around it, but the maths is solid (assuming, of course, that you have a good source of randomness).