[Cryptography] Christmas challenge greetings

kristina nelason kristinanelason4 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 23 03:19:26 EST 2021


Phillip Hallam-Baker <phill at hallambaker.com> 于2021年12月23日周四 06:11写道:

> The following three pieces of data suddenly came together in my mind:
>
> 1) An IPv6 Address is 128 bits.
>
> 2) IPv6 headers all have to and from addresses but from field is redundant
> most of the time so there are 256 bits of addressing.
>
> 3) Curve25519 public keys fit in 255 bits.
>
> So who can propose the most outrageous proposal that makes use of these
> three facts?
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I am sure this combination is able to ensure the security of whole internet.
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