Since the key would theoretically be constructed by adding a value to itself, the actual range of values permitted would be 0,2,4, …,2**30
Keven > On Sep 3, 2025, at 22:52, Jon Perryman <jperr...@pacbell.net> wrote: > > On Wed, 3 Sep 2025 17:15:50 -0400, Phil Smith III <li...@akphs.com> wrote: > >> Ick. That's not even close to secure. >> Assuming it's below the bar, that's a max of 2**32 keys, not even DES >> strength. > > I never said it was good nor that a reasonable person would do this. The > challenge was to find some use for it. And we've seen much worse coding..
