Hashes are impossible by hand...
Wouldn't a LiveCD on an offline HDD-less PC enough?
Wouldn't a LiveCD on an offline HDD-less PC enough?
I haven't looked at the details of the hashing algorithm used to generate the public address from the private key. However, I don't think impossible is correct. I mean, everything a computer does can (in principle) be simulated using a very long tape and a pencil (see universal Turing machine).
Im just saying, difficult/tedious != impossible.
You want to play with semantics?
Ok, let's play.
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Basic maths gives that Q > 1 - 7604/2^1000 = 1 - 10^(-297.149) > 1 - 10^(-297)
So R < 10^(-297) < 1/2^986
Yes, R < 1/2^986
TLDR
It's easier to crack 6 different bitcoin addresses with only 6 guesses than to a human to calculate a correct bitcoin address hash in his lifetime
Yes, I call that impossible
Yes, I love semantics!
Sorry, I only skimmed the maths, but as far as I can tell your argument is based on the improbability of finding the right answer and the speed of calculation of a human also taking into consideration the length of a lifespan.
You've certainly convinced me that it's improbable. But improbable != impossible.
Really, all I have to do now is employ the 6.5 billion humans in the world at this task and implement a reasonable work-sharing scenario.
