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Re: Are dices for generating seed words fair?
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larry_vw_1955
on 10/01/2024, 06:16:52 UTC

I would use casino grade dices and test it for its bias before using it. To convert it to binary without bias i would use this model : number1 : 1 number2: 0 number3: 00 number4: 01 number5: 10 number6: 11.

that sounds sketchy. but it could be valid. i have no idea. the thing is though that think about it. you're trying to get a 256-bit binary string. 4,5 and 6 reduce the entropy because they take more information to encode but they have the same probability of occuring as all the other numbers. that seems problematic maybe i'm not sure.

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I would then use https://iancoleman.io/bip39/ on an old offline pc to get to 24 words
partly correct but you would not need to do all that fancy stuff you mentioned above since ian coleman has a "base 6" option. you can just enter your rolls using the digits 2-6. for example, 2342356533533225644331....

that method has a problem too though but most people don't take the time to think about it since it's kind of maybe a minor one but if you're willing to burn your pc after you generate your seed phrase then I think you might want to understand what that issue is  Shocked

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and then burn the pc on my furnace.

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Do you think this is a a valid method?

not as valid as using  o_e_l_e_o's coin flipping bias eliminator method. it's in this thread...