minus-squaresirprize@discuss.tchncs.detoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•My Private Keylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·20 days agoI get what you mean, but no, it would not be secure. The private key in question is really used as a number in a calculation, not as a string of digits. Leading zeroes would just be ignored. linkfedilink
minus-squaresirprize@discuss.tchncs.detoScience Memes@mander.xyz•*Permanently Deleted*linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoMore like dissection. Congrats! linkfedilink
I get what you mean, but no, it would not be secure. The private key in question is really used as a number in a calculation, not as a string of digits. Leading zeroes would just be ignored.