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		upofadown on Feb 27, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Age: Modern file encryption format with multiple p... I got billions of years when I used the current bitcoin hashing rate for 128 bits. Are you assuming a birthday attack?

loup-vaillant on Feb 28, 2023 [–]

No, I just botched it and pretended 2^35 = 35. See these other comments for more details:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34955855

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34963094

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