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I think the purpose of the standard is so that different software implementations work the same way, so that once you've picked a standard, you can use it every

I think the purpose of the standard is so that different software implementations work the same way, so that once you've picked a standard, you can use it everywhere and know that keys are assigned the same way regardless of which software stack is generating a particular key. Its not so that systems can "interpret" it. Obviously they are your bytes to use however you want if you are rolling your own generator.

pphysch 3y ago
> you can use it everywhere and know that keys are assigned the same way regardless of which software stack is generating a particular key. But even if you follow the standard to a tee, you cannot infer anything about how the last 62 bits were assigned. That is my point!