Asked my toddler for an elliptic-curve private key, he said '4'
charliermarsh · x · 2026-10-21
Charlie Marsh, creator of Ruff, tweeted that he asked his toddler for an elliptic-curve private key and the kid answered '4'. A classic crypto inside joke — the weakest possible key is a tiny integer.
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