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That assumes the insider has a target in mind, though. How would NIST know that I am about to use the first bit of the number in a particular heads/tails scena
by Zikes 12y ago
That assumes the insider has a target in mind, though. How would NIST know that I am about to use the first bit of the number in a particular heads/tails scenario? How would they know I intend to use the upcoming 3:31pm number as opposed to the upcoming 4:59pm?
- tlrobinson 12y agoIf the "contract" is between private parties not affiliated with NIST then they don't, however some interesting use-cases require the parameters be publicly known ahead of time, e.x. lotteries, elections, etc.
- Zikes 12y agoThat's where multiple beacons would come into play. As long as at least one beacon provider is one you believe you can trust, that should be enough.