> >Again, maths were wrong here, sorry. Correct calculation is: > > > >log2(18446744073708551615) = 63.99999999999993 > > I love the way that people are calculating data on an arbitrarily-chosen value > pulled entirely out of thin air
Can you confirm if the motivation for the "64 bits of output from a CSPRNG" can be found in [1]?. > to 14 decimal places. It's like summing a > diverging series. Or calculating how many angels can fit on the head of a > pin. Or something. > > Peter. [1] https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]&q=subject:%22Re%5C%3A+%5C%5Bcabfpub%5C%5D+Pre%5C-Ballot+164+%5C-+Certificate+Serial+Number+Entropy%22&o=newest _______________________________________________ dev-security-policy mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-security-policy
