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[Evil-Knievel]

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[Nova!]

So what you are actually claiming is that you have discovered a flaw in ECDSA that narrows the key search space and thus there are not 256 bits to search.
I have to agree, there are very likely flaws in ECDSA and the curve used by bitcoin is one of those that was compromised by the NSA wasn't it?
It's possible Dr Evil here has found something.  Wish he would share with the rest of the class though..  $1600 for a product that is supposedly not to be used for evil purposes is a bit over the top pricing wise.

Gweedo is a good guy Evil also he's a moderator and just looking out for everyones interests. 
Maybe share a copy of your source app/source with him and see what he thinks then.
 

[bmoconno]

I'm off to work, but if this still hasn't been done by the time I get home I'll edit this post with a public key generated in this fashion.

[Ritual]

Please provide private key for: 15789MauDKwkkZSvtNFzFZ5A9a9eXsBViM

Generated using your script.

Thanks,

Rit.

[tsoPANos]

Why would you sell a program for pennies while it can get you rich?

[Evil-Knievel]

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[Ritual]

I'm not sure it's as simple as that.

Evil gave a number (an example?) of 768 rendezvous points on the curve, and said that a weak key will be within a certain distance of these points. We don't know how far from a rendezvous point is considered "easy".

I don't pretend to have much knowledge of elliptical curves, but it seems to me that that distance is what determines how useful this actually is. After all the number of in-use addresses is a microscopic part of the namespace.

I'm interested though And it has at least inspired me to start reading new stuff if nothing else!

Rit.

EDIT: Yep, sorry Evil - it's 04cb45afa783855907367124413c97e2dc6180a4deddd63a040eec77edc09c87991de58ef830fa0 3515525eea05c8dbf7a1b31ad053819134ea7c9cd7274750250

[Ritual]

Wait! I have just realised that I have given you an incorrect public key - this is not the one associated with the address I posted!

To correct myself:

Address: 15789MauDKwkkZSvtNFzFZ5A9a9eXsBViM

Public Key: 0476febc1aa26b0c53b08f78dff62b563fdbd40197d7d9c1b00dc659fe3d3eb1b44c39844638258 e6e98be51501b35166862f9a641c175528507faccfb594f88e8

Sorry, I dunno how I managed that - I guess I was not paying attention properly. I apologise.

Rit./

[tsoPANos]

Oh there seems to be a bit of confusion there.
Hey, are you willing to test an address for me?

[Ritual]

Agreed - I have caused some confusion here, and I am sorry.

I've PMd the OP to advise that I've given wrong info, but I don't know if he's seen the PM yet. Hope he is not throwing the computer out the window because of the mismatch

[cryptomining]

Im totally buying this, all your bitcoins are mine...

[Ritual]

@cryptomining - if you do, buy me a copy as well will ya?

[Ritual]

Update:

The OP has replied to my PM asking me to verify the details again. I have replied with the details I posted above:

i.e.

Wait! I have just realised that I have given you an incorrect public key - this is not the one associated with the address I posted!

To correct myself:

Address: 15789MauDKwkkZSvtNFzFZ5A9a9eXsBViM

Public Key: 0476febc1aa26b0c53b08f78dff62b563fdbd40197d7d9c1b00dc659fe3d3eb1b44c39844638258 e6e98be51501b35166862f9a641c175528507faccfb594f88e8

Sorry, I dunno how I managed that - I guess I was not paying attention properly. I apologise.

Rit./

[tsoPANos]

for me it looks like Evil-Knievel = Ritual

[Ritual]

Yep, knew someone was going to shout that.

OK, simple solution.

Somebody ELSE come up with one.

FWIW: I don't know Evil AT ALL. However, I believe I am one of the first people to have contacted him regarding buying this. I'm from Ireland, he's from Germany . We have never had contact before except on this board. Please have a look at our seperate profiles, and see if you can spot any crossover? We're not the same person, and we have never "met" (if you can apply that term to a bloody internet bulleting board) before this thread.

@Evil - I did my best to preserve the integrity of this, but it's gone pearshaped. Please take an example from someone else - ignore mine and don't waste any hashes on it.

Rit.

PS: Incidentally, it seems that no matter how transparent anyone attempts to be on these boards, suspicion will be levelled. It's fucking stupid, excuse my Klatchian.

[Evil-Knievel]

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[Ritual]

tsoPANos:

Then use the above procedure to generate a bitcoin address / public key
and i will prove it to you.

And after this test is successful, I'll accept an apology from the internet's least-successful pseudo-detective, our pal and your pal, tsoPANos.

AKA, "The Idiot".

Rit.

[tsoPANos]

tsoPANos:

Then use the above procedure to generate a bitcoin address / public key
and i will prove it to you.

And after this test is successful, I'll accept an apology from the internet's least-successful pseudo-detective, our pal and your pal, tsoPANos.

AKA, "The Idiot".

Rit.

I will. But no watching some supspicious activity is not idiocy mr. Smart

[Ritual]

tsoPANos:

Then use the above procedure to generate a bitcoin address / public key
and i will prove it to you.

And after this test is successful, I'll accept an apology from the internet's least-successful pseudo-detective, our pal and your pal, tsoPANos.

AKA, "The Idiot".

Rit.

I will. But no watching some supspicious activity is not idiocy mr. Smart

I don't typically call myself "Mr. Smart" - only a few friends of mine, and my GF (when we're RPing VERY specific things) do that. EDIT: For the hard-of-thinking, this was an ironic statement.

But you know what? The nice thing about a forum like this is that activity is public, for the most part. You only had to click on my profile to see my posts, activity, and time logged in. Same with Evil. Please, by all means, point out anything that might point to us being the same person. By extension to your logic, I feel like you are single-handedly every poster on the Greek board, simply because I cannot read Greek. You look like you're all sharing symbols. This must be just one person, right?!

Nah, for now I'll stick with "The Idiot".

Rit/

[tsoPANos]

address: 1LMfkKKqgwSbjJTecGKQLmeh4sbEj95vhy
public key: 047d97cc0ba7063af87532ceff9f0521dc8dbc583dde5e078a4e9efe299a02ff28621a844dad6e5 f382fefb14f2e83ddabd347fad76eacdef81a47d11942d9c8f7



ok, now I bet you won't find the private key.