Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Autism@lemmy.world · 7 days agoSeven standard "riffle" shuffles are needed to effectively randomize a 52-card deck.message-squaremessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up179arrow-down12
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minus-squarehenfredemars@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 days agoIt’s also not sufficient to randomize a deck of cards using a 32-bit seed as was once common in software. Indeed, even with a 64 bit seed, it is not sufficient.
minus-squarederekabutton@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·7 days agoSome quick math tells me you need 256 bits. Big numbers are wild
It’s also not sufficient to randomize a deck of cards using a 32-bit seed as was once common in software.
Indeed, even with a 64 bit seed, it is not sufficient.
Some quick math tells me you need 256 bits. Big numbers are wild