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Re: Is anybody using this private key?

#12

A "dumbass" counter on this site would be interesting.

It shows on the response, when you send your genuine private key.

Very strange. I sent a test key and didn't get that response but when I sent my real key it did. How did it know the difference between the dummy key and the real key?

Re: Is anybody using this private key?

#13

Do not give out your private keys anywhere except where they're needed. They are meant to be private for a reason. If this service was serious, it'd instead rely on fingerprints (sha256/sha512) and not the key itself.

Is there any case where they ever need to be shared? If you need a login, generate a new one.

Re: Is anybody using this private key?

#14

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It shows on the response, when you send your genuine private key.

Very strange. I sent a test key and didn't get that response but when I sent my real key it did. How did it know the difference between the dummy key and the real key?

probably checking the corresponding public key against known public keys in various places

Re: Is anybody using this private key?

#16

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It shows on the response, when you send your genuine private key.

Very strange. I sent a test key and didn't get that response but when I sent my real key it did. How did it know the difference between the dummy key and the real key?

It doesn’t, only you see that. The owner of the site just sees *****.

Re: Is anybody using this private key?

#17
post #13

Do not give out your private keys anywhere except where they're needed. They are meant to be private for a reason. If this service was serious, it'd instead rely on fingerprints (sha256/sha512) and not the key itself.

Is there any case where they ever need to be shared? If you need a login, generate a new one.

Yeah, I'd strike "except where they're needed". Never share a private key.

Re: Is anybody using this private key?

#18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very strange. I sent a test key and didn't get that response but when I sent my real key it did. How did it know the difference between the dummy key and the real key?

It doesn’t, only you see that. The owner of the site just sees *****.

You only see hunter2 because I copied and pasted your stars. I just see ****.

Re: Is anybody using this private key?

#20

Do not give out your private keys anywhere except where they're needed. They are meant to be private for a reason. If this service was serious, it'd instead rely on fingerprints (sha256/sha512) and not the key itself.

Wouldn't it being making the matter worse? You wouldn't know if it's a collision of the hash or of the keys themselves
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